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Saturday, January 19, was a historic day. For the first time in American history, Latinos had a major voice in picking the presidential nominees. For the first time, the state of Nevada held an early and therefore influential caucus. TCF's Democracy Fellow, Tova Andrea Wang, traveled to the state to provide first-hand accounts of the efforts there to reach out to the Latino community and get them to participate by the Democratic Party, the unions, and outside organizations. See the series' articles below.
Taking a Gamble on the Latino Vote: The Nevada Caucus, Part I
Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation, 1/16/2008
Saturday, January 19, will be a historic day. For the first time in American history, Latinos will have a major voice in picking the presidential nominees. For the first time, the state of Nevada, with a large Latino population, will hold an early and therefore influential caucus.
Taking a Gamble on the Latino Vote: The Nevada Caucus, Part II
Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation, 1/17/2008
On Saturday, Nevada, a state with a substantial number of low-income Latino workers, will have a caucus. The plans to hold the Nevada caucus early sounded, at first, like a recipe for disaster.
The Nevada Caucus Dustup: The Nevada Caucus, Part III
Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation, 1/22/2008
In the run-up to the Nevada caucuses, supporters of Hillary Clinton sued the Democratic Party of Nevada, claiming that the allocation of delegates formula gave disproportionate weight to voters at the at-large casino caucuses where the Culinary Union, which endorsed Obama, had many of its members.
My Caucus Day Experience: The Nevada Caucus, Part IV
Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation, 1/22/2008
My day started with a hotel housekeeper directing me to the right place to enter the caucus site, a ballroom at the Luxor. She spoke little English. I asked her if she was going to caucus today.
My Caucus Day Experience: The Nevada Caucus, Part V
Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation, 1/22/2008
Entering the caucus site in the Egyptian Ballroom at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, the first thing I noticed was a flyer put out by the Nevada State Democratic Party on all the sign-in tables. It said “Know Your Caucus Rights.” Yet I quickly ascertained that the flyer really should have been called “Know Your Caucus Limitations.”
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