May 22, 2008
The Gap Between McCain & Obama (Armstrong Williams)
Armstrong Williams says that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) needs to gain the Hispanic vote in order to beat Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in a general election.
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Since McCain has the Hispanics squarely in his pocket, this really doesn't make much sense.
Comment by Robert Rosencrans — May 22, 2008 @ 5:11 pm
Since McCain backed off of his own bill and sided with the folks who bashed the immigrants, I think that the republicans including McCain has lost them to the Dms.
Comment by Mike Coleman — May 22, 2008 @ 6:44 pm
I think that Obama will be able to get his message across to the Hispanic voters. While there are reason that they may like McCain more than other Republicans, when it comes down to it, the Hispanics have the same issues the rest of us have: high gas prices, home foreclosures, sons and daughters in Iraq or unable to afford college, lacking healthcare, and many more issues that make voting Democratic the "self-interest" way to vote.
I think Bill Richardson will be a great help in getting this message across.
Comment by smilinjack — May 22, 2008 @ 7:31 pm
Slimjack beat me to it; remember Bill Richardson.
Comment by Janet M — May 23, 2008 @ 9:50 am
Yes, as a former Secretary of Energy and a Hispanic, Richardson is uniquely qualified to tell Hispanics about the cause of high gas prices. Unfortunately, given that he can't blame the Democrats who refuse to drill or build nuclear plants, he would have to lie. How sad.
Comment by Igor R. — May 23, 2008 @ 4:04 pm