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Supporters attend the closing rally of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Analysis: If Maduro wins Venezuelan elections, he faces tough challenges

By Carlos Rajo, Telemundo Political Analyst

Venezuelans will vote this Sunday in a presidential election in which Hugo Chavez’s ghost has played a central role, and where according to polls, his … Read More

People vote at a polling place in the heavily Latino East L.A. area during the U.S. presidential election on November 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Why some polls got the Latino vote wrong

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Some pollsters saw it coming. For months, Latino polling and research organizations as well as some national polling organizations, including NBC … Read More

Florida Senator Marco Rubio addresses delegates during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Decision 2016: Who’s eyeing the White House?

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We’ve only recently emerged from the avalanche of political ads, debates, and polls, but two days later, political insiders are laying odds on the next round … Read More

Voters wait hours in long lines to cast their early vote at the Summit County Board of Elections on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Akron, Ohio. About 30 million people have already voted in 34 states and the District of Columbia, either by mail or in person.

Poll problems cropping up around US

By Pete Williams and Michael Isikoff, NBC News

As of noon, we've seen no major efforts to prevent voting, though several other problems have cropped up. We've seen a multitude reports of problems getting … Read More

A U.S. citizen votes in the presidential election at Carleton Middle School November 6, 2012 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Recent polls show that U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are in a tight race. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Poll challenges, phony instructions could mar vote; blacks, Hispanics mostly targeted

By Curt Anderson, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Persistent reports of robocalls incorrectly telling voters they can cast ballots over the phone and fears of aggressive challenges by monitors at … Read More

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla, is kicking his fundraising efforts into high gear.

Sen. Marco Rubio lends voice to conservative advocacy robocalls against gay marriage

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With mere hours until the presidential election is officially underway, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has engaged in a last-minute push for Republican presidential … Read More

Liliana Perez, casts her ballot at an early voting polling place behind The Mirage Hotel Casino, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Latino Decisions: Why pollsters missed the Latino vote

By Matt A. Baretto, Latino Decisions

In 1998 Harry Pachon and Rudy de la Garza wrote a report for the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute titled “Why Pollsters Missed the Latino Vote – Again!” in … Read More

A new NBC/WSJ/Telemundo poll finds Barack Obama with a strong lead over Mitt Romney.

NBC/WSJ/Telemundo poll: Obama holds strong lead, Romney has ‘image problem’ with Latinos

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BOCA RATON, Fl - As the candidates get ready for their final debate tonight here in Florida, a new NBC/WSJ/Telemundo poll finds Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney … Read More

People stand in line to deliver their voter registration forms to a Miami-Dade Elections Department officials on the final day for voters to register to vote in the upcoming elections on October 9, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Poll watchers prepare to deal with voter suppression on election day

By Curt Anderson, Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) -- Kimberly Kelley of Tampa has provided Florida elections officials with thousands of names of people she thinks may be ineligible to vote and … Read More

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally at Desert Pines High School on September 30, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Obama is scheduled to be in Henderson, Nevada through Wednesday preparing for his first presidential debate against Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (Photo by John Gurzinski/Getty Images)

Poll: Latinos shifting Nevada to Democratic party

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Will Latino voters make Nevada a "blue state" in this election, despite a tight race in a state which has seen high unemployment and foreclosures?  Four out of … Read More