Obama’s hopes will rise or fall with Latino vote

Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald

Sen. Hillary Clinton’s 2-1 win over Sen. Barack Obama among Hispanics in Florida’s primary is raising new questions over whether Obama will be able to win the crucial Latino vote in next week’s Super Tuesday primaries across the nation.

Following the outcome of the Florida primary and a similar 2-1 Clinton win among Latinos in the Nevada caucus, there is a widespread school of thought in the media and in the blogosphere that Latinos will not vote for an African-American presidential candidate because Latinos are prejudiced against blacks.

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