A poll by Reforma newspaper showed that Mexicans are evenly divided between supporting the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The survey found that the country’s public preferred the two Democratic candidates by 31% each while GOP frontrunner John McCain only got 7%. Also, the poll noticed a geographic gap in support with Obama taking the middle and the poorer south while the northern border states tended to back Clinton.A poll conducted last month by El Universal showed Mexicans favoring Clinton over Obama by a 41-27 margin. Why such a major change?
It’s hard to say what accounts for the shift. Certainly the flak over Obama’s pastor, Jeremiah Wright, didn’t get as much play down here, and repeated calls by Democratic big-wigs for Clinton to get out of the race may have changed some minds. And there is no doubt that Obama’s name recognition in Mexico grows by the day.
Image- MSNBC
Sources (Spanish)- Reforma, El Universal
Sources (English)- La Plaza, Uncovering Mexico
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