Popeye
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Remember during the primaries when much was made, mostly by the Clinton camp, of the possiblity that Hispanics would never support Obama? According to a new poll by Pew Hispanic Center Obama holds a commanding lead over Songbird McCain at 66%-23%.
This is going to be a big help to Obama in a close state like New Mexico and you never know about Texas..A Zogby Poll has Obama within 3% there.
Obama is rated favorably by 76% of Latino registered voters, making him much more popular among that voting group than McCain (44% favorable) and President Bush (27% favorable).
more than three-quarters of Latinos who reported that they voted for Clinton in the primaries now say they are inclined to vote for Obama in the fall election, while just 8% say they are inclined to vote for McCain.
Latino voters have moved sharply into the Democratic camp in the past two years, reversing a pro-GOP tide that had been evident among Latinos earlier in the decade. Some 65% of Latino registered voters now say they identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, compared with just 26% who identify with or lean toward the GOP. This 39 percentage point Democratic Party identification edge is larger than it has been at any time this decade; as recently as 2006, the partisan gap was just 21 percentage points.
This is going to be a big help to Obama in a close state like New Mexico and you never know about Texas..A Zogby Poll has Obama within 3% there.