Democrats Can't Depend On The Latino Vote

Alan: 73% of Asian-Americans voted for Obama, higher than the 71% of latinos who voted for him. While latinos are tarred with the brush of "lazy freeloaders," few Americans dispute that Asian-Americans are the hardest-working, most academically-accomplished demographic in America. 

"73% Of Asian Americans Voted For Obama"

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Republicans would keep their majority in the House even if they lost every last Hispanic voter.Gerrymandering is only partly to blame. Most Hispanics live in urban districts where Democrats are strong, so Republicans in the House simply don't need their support to get elected. Nate Cohn in The New York Times.

Frustration with the president's failure to pass immigration reform is discouraging some Hispanics from voting. "Obama promised too much and never delivered," one man said. Mark Barabak in the Los Angeles Times.

Also, there aren't that many Hispanics in states with competitive Senate races. Latinos make up only 4.7 percent of eligible voters on average in eight competitive states, according to the Pew Research Center.Henry Gass in The Christian Science Monitor.

That said, pollsters may be ignoring Hispanics who don't speak English. Reelection chances for Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) are better than the polls indicate, one expert argues. Hispanics are fully 14.2 percent of the electorate in Colorado. Adrian Carrasquillo in BuzzFeed.