1st Edition

Awash In The Mainstream Latino Politics In The 1996 Election

Edited By Rodolfo O. de la Garza Copyright 1999
    300 Pages
    by Routledge

    300 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book examines the pattern of opportunities and limits faced by Latinos in their pursuit of a voice in American politics as a means to examine why the 1996 elections seemed to offer unique opportunities for Latino communities. It also analyzes the results of the election. .

    Part 1: National Overview: United States 1996 1. Awash in the Mainstream: Latinos and the 1996 Elections 2. Targeting the Latino Vote: The Democratic Party's 1996 Part 2: The Old Reliables: Mexican Americans in Small Western States 3. Recognizing Reliability: Hispanos and the 1996 Elections in New Mexico 4. Similar Behavior, Different Results: Latinos and the 1996 Elections in Colorado 5. Less is More: Latinos in the 1996 Election in Arizona Part 3: The Must Wins: Key States with Large, Long-term Latino Electorates 6. Senor Smith Didn't Go to Washington: Latinos and the 1996 Texas Elections 7. California Latino Politics and the 1996 Elections: From Potential to Reality Part 4: The New Kids on the Block: Key States with New and Potentially Influential Latino Electorates 8. Election? What Election? Illinois Latinos and the 1996 Election 9. Pragmatism and Strategic Realignment in the 1996 Election: Florida's Cuban Americans 10. Beyond La Macarena? New York City Puerto Rican, Dominican, and South American Voters in the 1996 Election 11. Beyond Politics as Usual: Latinos and the 1996 Connecticut and Massachusetts Presidential Race