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LonePirate

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2. If Latinos voted at the same rates as black or white voters, AZ and TX could be purple states

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 09:34 AM

May 2013

There would certainly be fewer Republicans in both state houses and Congress. I'm not sure if Flake or Cruz would have lost but both races would have been much closer as would have the presidential races in those two states.

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More Than A Million Additional Latinos Voted In 2012 Than In 2008 [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

No wonder they are trying to get voter ID passed everywhere. AllyCat May 2013 #1

+1,000,000,000,000,000 Dawson Leery May 2013 #5

If Latinos voted at the same rates as black or white voters, AZ and TX could be purple states LonePirate May 2013 #2

And even more will vote in 2016 with a strong representation on the ticket , like Julian Castro. Tikki May 2013 #3

Pretty much the last nail in the fascist coffin. AAO May 2013 #4

Many of these voters have a background of being here illegally... GetTheRightVote May 2013 #6