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Latina voters gain influence in the 2008 electionFeet in Two Worlds journalist Martina Guzmán reports on the rising influence of Hispanic women in the 2008 election. Like soccer moms, blue-collar workers, and union members, Latinas are increasingly being courted by the Democratic presidential candidates. New York Senator Hillary Clinton, in particular, is making a significant effort to reach out to Latina voters, and a non-partisan group, the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, is conducting a voter registration drive aimed specifically at Latinas. Martina's story aired on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 during Morning Edition on WNYC, New York Public Radio. Click here to listen to the story online.
For more on Latina voters, listen to our latest podcast. Click here for a conversation between Martina Guzmán and FI2W executive producer John Rudolph.
Latino voters take center stage in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination
When and how did Latino voters gain this level of political power? What are the implications for the rest of the primary campaign and the general election? What are GOP Senator John McCain’s chances of winning significant Latino support?
Read Pilar Marrero’s columns in La Opinión: Dos demócratas en busca de votos, sobre todo latinos Latinos y afroamericanos divididos en su voto Barack Obama courts evangelical LatinosBarack Obama is reaching out to Latino evangelical leaders as part of a broader strategy to win support for his presidential campaign among Latino voters. The Illinois senator has invested significant resources in faith outreach, holding community faith forums and courting religious leaders in key primary states such as Texas and South Carolina. Aswini Anburajan, a former Feet in Two Worlds reporter covering the Obama campaign for for NBC News/National Journal, and current Feet in Two Worlds journalist Lorenzo Morales of El Diario/La Prensa speak with FI2W executive producer John Rudolph about Obama’s faith-based campaign strategy. They discuss his unique approach, its effectiveness and the issues that matter to evangelical Latino voters—many of which have little to do with church positions on abortion or same-sex marriage. Listen to the podcast here. Immigrants' Doubts about ObamaDespite Senator Barack Obama's recent string of primary and caucus victories there is deep unease about his candidacy in some immigrant communities. Obama's positions on Pakistan, Iraq, and the Middle East could cost him votes and campaign contributions from Russian and Pakistani immigrants. Two journalists, Ari Kagan, senior editor of the Russian newspaper Vecherniy New York and Jehangir Khattak a writer for Pakistan News and Defence Journal, discuss the challenges facing the Democratic senator from Illinois in his presidential campaign. Kagan and Khattak also talk about Senator Hillary Clinton's support among Pakistani and Russian immigrants, and why, if she fails to win the Democratic nomination, some of that support will go to Republican Senator John McCain, rather than Barack Obama. Listen to the podcast here.
Read Jehangir Khattak on our blog about the presidential candidate's positions on Pakistan. Caught between faith and immigration, Latino evangelicals split over who to support for president
Feet in Two Worlds reporter Lorenzo Morales of El Diario/La Prensa reports on the shifting political allegiances of Latino evangelicals in New York and across the country. Many evangelical Latino pastors in New York, some of them Democrats, are supporting Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee because of his opposition to legalized abortion and gay marriage. But tough talk against illegal immigration by Huckabee and other Republican candidates is turning a growing number of Latino evangelical Christians away from the GOP. Defying the advice of their leaders, many rank and file Latino evangelicals say they will vote for Hillary Clinton because they believe she will help immigrants. Lorenzo's piece aired Sunday, February 3, 2008 during Morning Edition on WNYC, New York Public Radio. Click here to listen to the story online. Latino voters weigh candidate positions on abortion, the war in Iraq and immigrationAlberto Vourvoulias-Bush, executive editor of El Diario/La Prensa speaks with Feet in Two Worlds executive producer John Rudolph about key issues for Latino voters and his newspaper's efforts to present a picture of the Latino electorate that is more nuanced than that of mainstream media. Click here to listen to the podcast. Read more of El Diario's election coverage: Afro-Latina's election dilemma Latino voters divided over abortion
Kennedy endorsement of Barack Obama creates, "the perfect storm of Irish-American reaction"The recent endorsement of Senator Barack Obama's presidential bid by Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy and his niece Caroline Kennedy has sent shockwaves through the Democratic party. The move by prominent members of the Kennedy family has sparked speculation about the possible impact on Democratic voters in the Super Tuesday primaries and beyond. Irish-American newspapers are paying close attention to this story for many reasons. In addition to the enduring interest in the Kennedy family there is also Bill Clinton's popularity among Irish-Americans stemming from his deep involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process, and Barack Obama's Irish heritage. Peter McDermott, associate editor of the Irish Echo, speaks with Feet in Two Worlds executive producer John Rudolph about Irish-American reaction to the endorsement and the comparisons being drawn between Senator Obama and the late President John F. Kennedy. Peter also talks about Irish-American views of Senator John McCain, a Republican presidential candidate with Irish roots. Click here to listen to the podcast
Read the Irish Echo's coverage of Irish-American reaction to the endorsement. Chinese immigrants and the campaign for the White HouseHillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani are the favored presidential candidates in New York's Chinese community. Will Chinese immigrants support other candidates if Hillary or Rudy do not win their party's nomination? What campaign issues are most important to Chinese-Americans? Listen to Lotus Chau, chief reporter with the Chinese-language newspaper Sing Tao Daily in conversation with Feet in Two Worlds executive producer John Rudolph. Links to blogs and articles by ethnic media journalists who covered the New Hampshire Primary with Feet in Two Worlds Read Peter McDermott's article on the New Hampshire primary in the Irish Echo Ewa Kern Jedrychowska from Nowy Dziennik/Polish Daily News James Ferguson's blog in the Norwood News Anthony Advincula of the New York Community Media Alliance Antoine Faisal from the Arab-American newspaper Aramica Presidential candidates (with the possible exception of Hillary Clinton) face hurdles winning support from Russian and Pakistani immigrants
Click here to listen to Feet in Two Worlds executive producer John Rudolph in conversation with Ari Kagan, Senior Editor of Vecherniy, New York (Evening Time New York), a Russian-language weekly and Jehangir Khattak, bureau chief of Defence Journal, and a contributor to Pakistan News and Dawn, "Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper." Recorded in Durham, New Hampshire after the New Hampshire primary, Kagan and Khattak talk about how Russian and Pakistani voters are weighing the candidates' positions on tax cuts, Israel, Vladimir Putin and the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Their trip to New Hampshire was sponsored by the New York Community Media Alliance.
Click here to listen to Ari Kagan on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, New York Public Radio in a segment called "The View From the Ethnic Press: Russians." What happened to the debate over immigration among the Democratic candidates?Feet in Two Worlds executive producer John Rudolph speaks with Pilar Marrero of the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinión in Los Angeles and Aswini Anburajan, a former Feet in Two Worlds reporter who works for NBC News/National Journal. Both are covering the Obama campaign. Click here to listen to this podcast.
A nationwide surge in citizenship applications and voter registration by Latino immigrants is the focus of a story by Feet in Two Worlds journalist Pilar MarreroWith anti-immigrant sentiment growing across the country and some presidential candidates using increasingly tough rhetoric, a growing number of immigrants are responding by applying for US citizenship and registering to vote. Pilar Marrero, a reporter with the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinión in Los Angeles, reports for Feet in Two Worlds' 2008 election project on the reasons behind the surge and the potential political consequences. She explains how the Latino vote could be decisive in several key states as the number of Hispanic voters grows with every new naturalization ceremony. Pilar's story aired on Friday, December 28, on Morning Edition on WNYC, New York Public Radio. You can listen to it online on the WNYC website. Introducing 2008 Election Podcasts from Feet in Two WorldsListen to the first in a series of podcasts featuring news, analysis, and commentary from ethnic media journalists covering the 2008 presidential campaign. Could Latino Voters Tip the Scales in the Iowa Caucus?
Feet in Two Worlds journalist Lorenzo Morales reports that Latino voters in Iowa could potentially be a deciding factor in a close race in the Iowa Caucus on January 3rd. But Morales, who writes for El Diario/La Prensa in New York, says a number of factors both in and outside Iowa's Hispanic community are likely to reduce the impact of the Latino vote. Morales talks about his recent trip to Iowa with Feet in Two Worlds executive producer John Rudolph. Morales also speaks about his upcoming assignment—covering Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign—and the challenges he sees as a journalist from Spanish-language media reporting on the former New York mayor's bid for the White House. Listen to the conversation online. Subscribe to the Feet in 2 Worlds podcast:
View a slide show about the growing Hispanic community in Des Moines. Read Lorenzo's story in El Diario/La Prensa "Hispanics in Iowa hold the key in the Primary".
Feet in Two Worlds Kicks-off Coverage of the 2008 Election"Immigrants, Immigration and the 2008 Election," a new project from Feet in Two Worlds offers reports and analysis on the race for the White House from immigrant journalists covering immigrant communities. In the coming months we'll feature the work of journalists from a variety of ethnic media publications including El Diario/La Prensa in New York and La Opinión in Los Angeles. The first of these reports features La Opinión journalist Pilar Marrero in conversation with WNYC's Soterios Johnson about the Republican presidential candidate debate hosted by Univision in Miami on Sunday, December 9, 2007. The story aired on December 10, 2007, during Morning Edition on WNYC, New York Public Radio. You can listen to it online on WNYC's website. You can also read Pilar's article about the debate in La Opinión here.
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Latino voters were pivotal in Hillary Clinton’s recent victories in Texas, California, and New Mexico. According to the 
