In The News: Department of Political Science

Washington Examiner

Donald Trump is in deep trouble with Hispanic voters.

They're on course to vote in equal or greater numbers for Hillary Clinton this November than they did for President Obama four years ago.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Latino voters in Nevada overwhelmingly favor Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump for president, but they are less familiar with the major party candidates running to replace Harry Reid in the U.S. Senate and haven’t solidified their voting plans, according to a new poll.

Las Vegas Sun

Nevada airwaves have become an all-out warzone for the state's Senate race, as the contest becomes increasingly important in the battle for control of the upper house and as conservative scions who've shunned Donald Trump, such as the billionaire Koch brothers, unleash their resources lower on the ticket.

Learning English

Donald Trump is making America’s immigration policy the top issue of his presidential campaign.

Las Vegas Sun

“The policemen, the firemen, the construction workers, the lathers, the sheetrock workers, the electricians, the plumbers. That’s where my support is,” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said this year at a New Hampshire town hall. “Every poll shows it.”

Open Secrets

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s looming retirement leaves quite the vacuum to fill in Nevada. The contest to replace one of the body’s longest-serving Democrats is labeled a toss-up between former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto (D) and Republican Rep. Joe Heck. And with Heck running for a promotion, he leaves behind an open playing field for his District 3 seat.

Las Vegas Sun

Mormons in Nevada want a reason to like Donald Trump.

Or at least the Republican ones — who make up the overwhelming majority of the Mormon community here — do.

Marketplace

On Thursday, Hillary Clinton is scheduled to campaign in Nevada. Statewide polls show a tight race there between her and Donald Trump.

Washington Times

Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson is making surprising inroads among Hispanic and younger voters — two planks of the Obama coalition that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has been banking on to help carry her to victory.

Newswise

Even before this election year, the status of undocumented Latino immigrants, particularly from Mexico, emerged as a key and divisive issue in political discourse.

Associated Press

It’s a paradox in American politics: Many Hispanic families have an immense personal stake in what happens on Election Day, but despite numbers that should mean political power, Hispanics often can’t vote, aren’t registered to vote or simply sit it out.

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Many Hispanic families have a personal stake in what happens on Election Day, but despite numbers that should mean political power, Hispanics often can't vote, aren't registered to vote, or sit it out.