By Hans Nichols and Kim Chipman. Obama is targeting Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado, all states won by Republican President George W. Bush in 2004. Collecting the 19 electoral votes total in those three states could help offset a potential loss of Ohio, with 20 electoral votes, or Florida, which has 27, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe has said. (also, in this article)
McCain also tried to signal his affinity with Latino voters, saying he ``welcomes'' their culture. New Mexico's Hispanic population will comprise more than 40 percent of the state's voters, according to Simon Rosenberg of NDN, a Democratic group in Washington. Read more at Bloomberg.com
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