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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Courting Latino Voters

    If you compare the field of Democratic and Republican presidential candidates - they couldn’t be more different. The Democrats have a clear front-runner. The Republicans have a dozen or so candidates fighting to distinguish themselves from the pack. One thing both parties do have in common - they’re aggressively courting the Latino vote.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 23, 2015 • 1 min read

    If you compare the field of Democratic and Republican presidential candidates - they couldn’t be more different. The Democrats have a clear front-runner. The Republicans have a dozen or so candidates fighting to distinguish themselves from the pack. One thing both parties do have in common - they’re aggressively courting the Latino vote. According to the Pew Research Center, 25 million Latinos were eligible to vote in the midterm elections. And that number is expected to be even higher in 2016.

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    Indian-American Politicians, Latino Voters and Summer Reading
    1. 0:00Indian American Politicians
    2. 12:05Courting Latino VotersYou’re reading this
    3. 27:26Essential Summer Reading
    4. 42:16The History of Dole Whip
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Indian-American Politicians, Latino Voters and Summer Reading
    1. 0:00Indian American Politicians
    2. 12:05Courting Latino VotersYou’re reading this
    3. 27:26Essential Summer Reading
    4. 42:16The History of Dole Whip
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