Obama needs to step up Latino courtship

For all of his efforts to run a color-blind campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has received a sharp reminder that he has a problem with voters of a different color than his: Latinos.

While Obama showed in Super Tuesday voting that his popularity is increasing among white voters across the country, he failed to connect with Latinos and chip away at the solid support New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has from this group of voters, which is the fastest-growing segment of the electorate.”*

*From: http://www.politico.com
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