Latino early voting in Florida was up significantly — about 86 percent according to numbers released on Monday. And although there was a lot of buzz about African-American early voting being down, the final numbers show them participating at around 9 percent above 2012 levels, thanks to a major burst of last-minute activity.
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Florida political scientist Daniel Smith estimates that a slightly higher percentage of Republicans voting early this year voted on Election Day in 2012. Of greater importance, he thinks, is this data point: So far, 36% of the 907k Hispanics who have voted in 2016 didn’t vote by any method in 2012. That’s a full 12 points higher than whites, and will likely be the key to who wins the presidency. magazine.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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