Florida

Rubio heads to Iowa

Rubio’s ardent advocacy failed to deliver a majority of Florida’s Latino vote for candidate Romney. More disastrous for the Romney/Rubio effort was that it did not even produce a majority of Florida's Cuban American vote.

Top 10 metro areas with largest Hispanic population

Top 10 metro areas with largest Hispanic population The Pew Hispanic Center has released the top 60 metropolitan areas by Hispanic population.

Obama and Romney focus campaigns on winning over Latinos in battleground states

Obama and Romney focus campaigns on winning over Latinos in battleground states President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are both embarking on a week heavy with travel through battleground states and appeals to key constituencies.

Rubio: I expect Romney will win Florida

Rubio: I expect Romney will win Florida Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican senator who will introduce his party’s presidential candidate at the national convention Thursday, predicted Mitt Romney will overcome President Obama’s current lead in Florida and win the state.

Republicans ready for convention, but are they ready to attract Latino voters?

Republicans ready for convention, but are they ready to attract Latino voters? Neither wind nor rain is stopping thousands of Republicans from gathering here in Tampa to officially nominate Governor Mitt Romney as the 2012 Republican presidential candidate.

DREAMer activists get arrested again, immigrants demand justice for their detained relatives in Florida (Video)

DREAMer activists get arrested again, immigrants demand justice for their detained relatives in Florida (Video) Protesters gathered outside the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Fla., on Sunday to protest what they consider the unjust detention of their loved ones.

Romney targeted in Spanish-language ads (Video)

Romney targeted in Spanish-language ads (Video) Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is "a person without feelings" who doesn't care about the Hispanic or Latino population, according to a new set of television and radio ads released.

Obama’s pitch to Latinos focuses on healthcare (Video)

Obama’s pitch to Latinos focuses on healthcare (Video) President Obama’s reelection campaign is targeting Latinos with ads that focus on a subject that might not be the first to come to mind: healthcare.

Cuban-American to head National Council of La Raza

Cuban-American to head National Council of La Raza One of the nation’s foremost Latino civil rights organizations has selected for the first time a Cuban-American to chair its board.

Romney likely to stress economy, not immigration, at NALEO conference

Romney likely to stress economy, not immigration, at NALEO conference For the first time since immigration was thrust onto the forefront of the presidential contest, Mitt Romney is scheduled to address Latino leaders and is expected to push an economy-focused message.

Campaign ads target Latinos as a key issue looms (Video)

Campaign ads target Latinos as a key issue looms (Video) Barack Obama got overwhelming support from Latino voters in 2008, helping him win the White House. Mitt Romney hopes to hold down that margin this year. So both campaigns are targeting Latino voters in TV ads.

Obama immigration decision boosts Latino enthusiasm

Obama immigration decision boosts Latino enthusiasm President Barack Obama's announcement that the government will no longer deport some young undocumented immigrants is likely to help him among Latino voters, according to a poll released Sunday.

Hispanic voters hold key to 2012 Electoral College map

Hispanic voters hold key to 2012 Electoral College map A Pew Research Center poll found the president leading Romney among Hispanics 67 percent to 27 percent.

Crucial to Romney, Florida’s Latino voters are wary of him, too

Crucial to Romney, Florida’s Latino voters are wary of him, too If Mitt Romney is to overcome his problem with Hispanic voters, he is going to have to start by changing a lot of minds in central Florida.

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