Thursday, April 3, 2014

Discouragement: The Other Side of Voter Suppression

Much easier than legislating.

 
 
Hopes Frustrated, Many Latinos Reject the Ballot Box Altogether.  (The New York Times, 3/30/2014)

Republicans blamed, but there's unhappiness with Obama.   Across the country, immigrant-rights advocates report mounting disillusionment with both parties among Latinos, enough to threaten recent gains in voting participation that have reshaped politics to Democrats’ advantage nationally, and in states like Colorado with significant Latino populations. High hopes — kindled by President Obama’s elections and stoked in June by Senate passage of the most significant overhaul of immigration law in a generation, with a path to citizenship for about 11 million people here unlawfully — have been all but dashed.

Paired with voter suppression laws, a double whammy for Democrats.

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