McCain woos Hispanics and launches Spanish web site
Mon May 5, 2008 4:19pm EDT
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - John McCain reached out to Hispanic voters on Monday
as he sought to win over a constituency that has moved away from his
Republican Party but could prove key in swing states in a close U.S.
presidential election in November.
The Arizona senator's campaign launched a Spanish language Web site to
mark the Mexican Cinco de Mayo festival and McCain told re****ters that
"everything about our Hispanic voters is tailor-made to the Republican
message."
"I am confident that I will do very well," he said. "I know their
patriotism, I know the respect for the family, the advocacy for
pro-life, I know the small business aspect of our Hispanic voters."
Hispanic sup****t for the Republican Party has ebbed in recent months,
following a bruising battle over illegal immigration.
Republican lawmakers sank a comprehensive immigration bill last June
that would have created a path to citizen****p for many of the 12 million
mostly Hispanic illegal immigrants living in the shadows in the United
States.
McCain's sup****t for a broad immigration overhaul that would also have
put some illegal workers on a path toward U.S. citizen****p angered many
conservatives in his party. He later said Congress should focus on
border security first.
A re****t by the Pew Hispanic Center in December found that 57 percent of
Hispanic registered voters called themselves Democrats, while just 23
percent considered themselves Republicans.
That was a 34-point gap in partisan affiliation, compared with 21 points
in July 2006.
The Hispanic vote may prove crucial in November's election against the
Democratic candidate, either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. Hillary Clinton,
particularly in battleground states such as California, Florida and
Colorado with large Latino populations.
(Re****ting by Tim Gaynor; Editing by John O'Callaghan)
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