%0 Journal Article 
%A Nuño, Stephen A.
%T Latinos and the presidential election
%D 2015
%@ 1889-5611
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/24897
%X With California’s Proposition 187 in 1994 as the backdrop for the relationship between Latinos and the Republican Party, this article explores the impact that the 2012 Presidential Election had on Latinos and the growing influence of Latinos in American Politics. I look at the historical roots of the relationship between the GOP and Latinos and the short road that brought us to the apogee of anti-Latino rhetoric throughout the 2012 Presidential Election and the GOP primary elections. I discuss whether or not the immigration issue has formed a structural barrier to the GOP’s relationship Latinos. Next, this article looks at the outreach effort by the GOP, in particular the missteps and miscommunication between Republican Latino organizations and the Romney campaign. Last, I look at the results of the election and discuss what this could mean for the future of Latino politics and for the country. I also briefly look at the structural features of our electoral system that is hampering the GOPs ability to reach out to Latinos. I conclude with a short discussion on what the GOP can do to change this and how the Democrats should consider responding.

%K Latinos
%K Politics
%K GOP – Grand Old Party (Republicans)
%K Elections
%K Democratic Party
%K Outreach
%K Structure
%K Política
%K Elecciones
%K Partido Democrático
%K Alcance
%K Estructuras
%K Partido Republicano - Grand Old Party (Republicanos)
%K Arte
%K Art
%K Historia
%K History
%K Literatura
%K Literature
%K Sociología
%K Sociology
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala