Did Dems punish Mich. for not being Latino enough?

Carolyn Hileman* | January 21, 2008

Filed Under Eyes on 2008, General Politics, Immigration, The Democrats

By Mark Z. Barabak and Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

Nevada, which holds its caucuses Saturday, was granted an early voting slot by the national Democratic Party, in part because of the state’s sizable Latino population, which is about 25% of the total population and growing. Only about half of Nevada’s Latino residents are eligible to vote, however, because many are younger than 18 or do not have U.S. citizenship. Of the state’s 1,036,462 registered voters, about 10-15% are Latinos. By competing early for Latino support, the thinking went, the eventual Democratic nominee would achieve an edge in the fall campaign, when Latino voters may be crucial in a number of states, including Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Florida. That strategy rests on some broad assumptions, however, not least that Latinos will turn out in greater number than they have in the past. In 2004, fewer than half of eligible Latinos cast ballots, despite the closeness of that election, compared with two-thirds of white voters and six in 10 African Americans.

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