An influential group has announced the most aggressive immigration policy public awareness campaign in U.S. history. Mexicans & Americans Thinking Together (MATT.org) with Lionel Sosa as their Executive Director, made the announcement at its second “Immigration Solutions Roundtable” in Las Vegas.
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The internet gains in politics.
The internet is living up to its potential as a major source for news about the presidential campaign. Nearly a quarter of Americans (24%) say they regularly learn something about the campaign from the internet, almost the double the percentage from a comparable point in the 2004 campaign (13%).
Univision kicks-off Civic Engagement campaign to encourage Voter participation.
Univision Communications Inc. announced that it has launched “Ve y Vota en las Primarias” (Get Out and Vote in the Primaries), the third phase of a massive non-partisan campaign to educate and engage the country’s Hispanic population in the national electoral process.
Younger Voters & Minorities more likely to vote for a Woman candidate.
Most Americans say they’re gender-blind when it comes to voting in the 2008 presidential election, according to a recent survey commissioned by New York Women in Communications. Yet, when questioned about specifics, more women than men say they view female candidates as better leaders, more trustworthy and stronger on issues like healthcare and education. The survey, which queried over 2000 Americans who plan to vote in the 2008 election, also shows that black and Hispanic voters and those aged 18 to 24 are more likely to support a woman candidate in order to “make history.”
National Latino Vote expected to top 9M in 2008.
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California projects that 9.3 million Latino voters will go to the polls in the 2008 presidential elections-an increase of over 1.7 million voters or an increase of approximately 23% from 2004.
Six nation survey looks at impact of upcoming U.S. Election on World.
As the United States gets ready to enter an election year, there are interesting differences in the perceptions of adults in the five largest European countries, especially compared to Americans, as to what the election may mean and how important it is. Two-thirds of Americans (66%) and over half of Italians (55%), Germans (52%) and Spaniards (51%) think the U.S. election is extremely or very important to people in other countries as do a plurality (43%) of British adults. The French, however, disagree, as just over one-third (38%) say the election is extremely or very important to other countries.
