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Study: Young minority voters asked for ID more frequently than whites

Young black and Latino voters were asked far more often to demonstrate they were eligible to vote than their white counterparts, even in states without voter identification laws, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University of St. Louis and the University of Chicago. Politico reported on Tuesday…

Gingrich: ‘We were wrong… Karl Rove, Dick Morris’

Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Wednesday had three simple words to explain why conservative pundits like himself, Karl Rove and Dick Morris incorrectly predicted that Mitt Romney would win over 300 electoral votes and defeat President Barack Obama: ‘We were wrong.” “I’m just going to say bluntly, we…

Latino voter eligibility at all-time high but turnout still expected to be low

The number of eligible Latino voters has reached a historic high, with almost 24 million able to participate in November’s presidential election, an increase of 4 million over the previous ballot in 2008. The new figures, released by the Pew Hispanic Center, underline the seismic demographic shift that is transforming the…

Gingrich: Romney will get more than 40 percent of Latino vote

Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is predicting that at least 40 percent of Latino voters will cast their ballots for GOP hopeful Mitt Romney — even though he has only 27 percent of their support now. NBC’s David Gregory on Sunday asked Gingrich how big of a problem immigration…