McCain's Hispanic support ruined?

Andrés Oppenheimer's latest column digs into whether the Republican Party has ruined McCain's chance of any Latino support.

Oppenheimer says the party's anti-immigration rhetoric, most of which came across as anti-Hispanic to many voters, gives McCain an "uphill battle" for what he estimates as needing about 40 percent of estimated 9 million Hispanic voters to win in November.

McCain is more popular than the other Republican candidates were, after leading immigration reform in 2006, but Hispanics primarily vote Democrat and have supported Hillary Clinton in waves.

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Source: Azstarnet.com, Photo: CNN