Hispanics swing
for both parties.
What is interesting about the Hispanic vote is that it is up for grabs - genuinely a swing vote in the future.
Immigration is plainly a battleground area, as is the economy generally, but socially conservative, fiscally sound, inclusive policies pursued by a future Republican candidate could do the trick as well.
And what if their bishops weigh in ?
The paradox for Barack Obama is that if the economy improves on his watch, then some of these voters might feel able to think more about abortion - and other social issues - next time round.
(By the way, "Hispanic" or "Latino"? I thought "Latino" was mildly offensive, but the LA Times seems to use it and ought to know its onions on this matter.)
The point about Mr Obama's victory - precise numbers apart - is that it was a reaching out effort and that in itself is important and will have knock-on effects .
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