Clinton squeaks past Obama on Hispanic vote, final week

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Posted on: March 5th, 2008
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“Lydia Camarillo, vice president of the San Antonio-based Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, said she believes so many turned out to vote in the Democratic primary because Texans were glad to have a say in the presidential race. For years, the Democratic nominee was a forgone conclusion long before the state’s late primary.

…The strength of Clinton’s lead among Hispanic voters was surprising, even though she was expected to fare better than Obama, Polinard said.

“I think he expected to cut into her Latino vote a little bit more than that,” he said.”*

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