McCain to Hispanics: Trust Me

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McCain to Hispanics: Trust Me
Mon, 07-14-2008 - 8:38am

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate John McCain, trying to win the support of a key voting block, says he — not his opponent Barack Obama — has earned the trust of Hispanic voters by championing an immigration reform bill that nearly killed his presidential bid.


Both McCain and Obama have lavished attention on the Hispanic community recently as they grapple for votes in key states such as Florida, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico where large Latino populations could swing the election on Nov. 4.


McCain’s comments came in remarks he was to deliver Monday in San Diego at the annual convention of the National Council of La Raza. Obama appeared before the group on Sunday. It’s the third time in weeks that the two candidates have made appearances at the same events to reach out to the Hispanic community, an indication of the fierce jockeying for a critical pool of voters, a quarter of them undecided in a recent poll.


The AP-Yahoo News poll showed Obama leading McCain among Hispanics, 47 percent to 22 percent, with 26 percent undecided.


http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/14/mccain-to-hispanics-trust-me/







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