Independent Voters Gain Ground As New Mexico Opens Primaries
With the stroke of a pen, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham enfranchised almost 350,000 independent voters recently.
With the stroke of a pen, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham enfranchised almost 350,000 independent voters recently.
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“A quarter of all Hispanic, Latino eligible voters, some 8.5 million, live in California. LNN needed to expand coverage to that state in this presidential election year.,” said Balta
Audiences expect more from news media than just the traditional “who is leading in the polls” reporting.
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The findings of the Pew Research Center report are consistent with ongoing trends that signify a decades-long shift within the U.S. Hispanic and Latino community – a preponderance for English.
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