McCain woos some Hispanics, others see baggage

Arturo Leyva has voted Democratic in the past, like many U.S. Hispanics. This year, the candidate catching his eye happens to be a Republican: John McCain.

“He has a lot to offer Hispanics, and I think I may vote for him,” Leyva, 45, said at his cellular phone store in central Phoenix.

U.S. Hispanic support for the Republican Party, small but growing steadily over the past decade, has ebbed in the past year, following a bruising battle over illegal immigration.

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