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Obama scores big with Latino voters
The 2008 presidential election put to bed at least one perpetual political myth — that Latinos won’t vote for a black candidate.
President-elect Barack Obama scored big with Hispanic voters — capturing 66 percent of the vote. Among younger Hispanics, the number was 76 percent.
Latinos were instrumental in delivering key states to Obama including Florida, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. They also gave him a boost in some surprising places such as Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Obama and his rival, GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona, spent millions on Spanish-language ads to influence Hispanics, including many naturalized citizen voting for the first time.
Last year, a record 1.4 million people applied for naturalization and more than 480,000 followed this year.
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