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Article from: The Christian Science Monitor Article date: November 04, 2008

Byline: Linda Feldmann Staff writer

On the eve of the historic 2008 presidential election, Illinois Democrat Barack Obama appears poised to win.

Both nationally and in polls of many battleground states, Senator Obama holds a steady lead, comfortably outside the margin of error. Just adding up the states that polls show are solidly in Obama's column and those leaning in his direction, he has 278 electoral votes, more than the 270 needed to win the presidency, versus 132 for Republican John McCain. The more likely scenario, with Obama competitive in more than a dozen states ...

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Latinos Hold Trump in Obama's Nev. Strategy

Posted Sep 30, 08 2:51 PM CDT in Politics 

Latinos Hold Trump in Obama's Nev. Strategy
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(Newser) – Barack Obama is gambling that Latino voters in Nevada’s big cities—Reno and Las Vegas—can deliver the state’s five electoral votes, Dan Hoyle writes in Salon. Economic woes, immigration crackdown, and the costly Iraq war are the draws in Reno, where Latinos make up 12% of voters. “I want Obama because the other ‘huey’ just seems like Bush refried,” a voter explains.

A voter-registration push has narrowed the gap between registered Democrats and Republicans, and California liberals are making weekend canvassing trips to overturn a state whose rural north “is so Republican it's silly,” according to one voter. But many Latinos remain apathetic, and business owners among them say they are concerned about Obama’s tax policies.

Source: Salon

More about:  Barack Obama • immigration • Nevada • Barack Obama supporters • Latino voters • Latinos • Reno, Nevada

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