Beyond the Barrio

Description

Beyond the Barrio: Latinos in the 2004 Elections analyzes the mobilization of Latino voters at the state and national levels during the 2004 campaign and the efforts of Latino communities to influence electoral outcomes. The volume is the most recent installment in the quadrennial analyses of Latinos and national elections begun in 1988 by Rodolfo de la Garza and Louis DeSipio. This ongoing project is the only scholarly effort to track the emergence of Latino influence in U.S. politics over the last two decades.

The volume examines how and when Latinos were the focus of candidate/campaign mobilization, how Latinos themselves organized to influence electoral outcomes, and where and under what circumstances they succeeded. In addition to state-level analyses, Beyond the Barrio presents an analytical overview of the national presidential campaign that includes measures of Latino influence and a review of state and local contests that led to the election of Latino officials. It also extends the analysis to states with small Latino populations that are just beginning to organize. The editors consider 2004 as a "signpost" election, in which both major parties began a transition from symbolic gestures toward Latino voters to more serious, issue-related efforts to court the Latino vote.

The expertise of the contributors ensures that Beyond the Barrio avoids simple generalizations about the "Latino vote" and illustrates its complexity, as well as the opportunities and challenges faced by Latino voters and Latino leaders.

Sujets

• Hispanic American Studies
• Ethnic Studies
• Political Process
• Social Science
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Sociologie, société et politique
• América
• Politics Magazine
• Elections in 2004
• Hispanic and Latino Americans
• Elections in the United States
• Federal government of the United States
• General officer
• Politics of the United States
• General
• Latina
• American

Informations

• Publié par: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date de parution: 30 avril 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780268077693
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Beyond BARRIO THE

Latinos in the 2004 Elections

Edited by Rodolfo O. de la Garza, Louis DeSipio, and David L. Leal

BEYOND T H E B A R R I O

LATINO PERSPECTIVES Gilberto Cárdenas, series editor

Te Institute for Latino Studies, in keeping wit te distinctive mission, values, and traditions of te University of Notre Dame, promotes understandingandappreciationoftesocial,cultural,andreligiouslife of U.S. Latinos troug advancing researc, expanding knowledge, and strengtening community.

BEYOND T H E B A R R I O Latinos in te 2004 Election

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D A V I D L . L E A L

University of Notre Dame Press

Notre Dame, Indiana

Copyrigt © 2010 by University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rigts Reserved

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Beyond te barrio : Latinos in te 2004 elections / edited by Rodolfo O. de la Garza, Louis DeSipio, and David L. Leal. p. cm. — (Latino perspectives) Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-0-268-02599-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-268-02599-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Hispanic Americans—Politics and government—21st century. 2. Elections—United States. 3. Presidents—United States—Election—2004. 4. United States—Congress—Elections, 2004. 5. United States—Politics and government—2001–2009. I. De la Garza, Rodolfo O. II. DeSipio, Louis. III. Leal, David L. E194.S75B49 2010 323.1168073—dc22 2010008787

∞ he paper in tis book meets te guidelines for permanence and durability of te Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of te Council on Library Resources.

To Carles Cotrell, mentor to te first Cicano generation — Rodolfo O. de la Garza

To Jack A. DeSipio, wo never quite understood but always supported my interests — Louis DeSipio

To Sidney Verba, wo introduced me to Latino politics — David L. Leal

C o n t e n t s

Acknowledgments ix

One.A View from te Battleground’s Peripery: Introduction. Latinos and te 2004 Elections 1 Louis DeSipio and David L. Leal

Two. Hispanic Voting in te American States: Te Case of 2004 73 Robert S. Erikson

Tree.Politics in a Battleground State: Hispanic New Mexico in 2004 97 Christine Marie Sierra and F. Chris Garcia

Four.Pattern or Unique Event? Te Power of Emerging te Nonracial Campaign in Colorado 131 Eric Gonzalez Juenke and Anna Christina Sampaio

Five. Battleground Voters in a Battleground State? Latinos in Arizona and te 2004 Presidential Election 159 Manuel Avalos, Lisa Magaña, and Adrian D. Pantoja

Six.A Candle in te Wind? Latinos and te 2004 Elections in Texas 171 Jessica Lavariega Monforti

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Seven. Wy California Matters: How California Latinos Influence Presidential Elections 201 Matt A. Barreto, Ricardo Ramírez, Luis R. Fraga, and Fernando Guerra

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New York in 2004: Political Blues for Hispanics 221 Douglas Muzzio and Jeronimo Cortina

Nine.Hispanic Vote in Florida Te 251 Dario Moreno, Maria Ilcheva, and Juan Carlos Flores

Ten. Illinois Latinos in te 2004 Election: Te Waiting Game Continues 271 Jaime Domínguez

Eleven.Estado del Jardín: New Jersey El Latinos in te 2004 Election 293 Jason P. Casellas

Twelve. Hearing Footsteps: Latino Population Growt and Anticipated Political Effects in te “New Destination” States 313 Christina E. Bejarano and Gary M. Segura

Tirteen.

Conclusion. Te 2004 Election: More of te Same or a New Foundation? 333 Rodolfo O. de la Garza

Contributors 343 Index 353

A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s

Tis volume and its predecessors would not ave been possible wit- out te willingness of many scolars to participate and offer te unique vantage points of teir states. Tanks especially to tose wo also par- ticipated in te original 1988 volume: Luis Fraga, Dario Moreno, and Cristine Sierra. Tis volume began as a conference eld at te University of Texas at Austin in Marc 2005. Te editors would like to acknowledge te support of te university’s Irma Rangel Public Policy Institute, Depart- ment of Government, and College of Liberal Arts. We wis to tank te staff and graduate students of te Irma Rangel Public Policy In- stitute, wo organized and staffed te conference and elped to pro- duce te manuscript, in particular, Jill Strube, program coordinator, Micael Unger, and Jennifer Lamm. We would also like to tank Jason Casellas, not only for is insigtful analysis of New Jersey Latino poli- tics in 2004, but also for tis volume’s title.

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