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Battle for the West: Battleground Latinos, Debate Reviews, City Snapshots

October 6, 2008 – 3:03 pm

Battleground Latinos A cutout of Barack Obama at a Mexican Independence Day celebration in Denver last month (Getty Images) New Mexico took center stage over the weekend on a 20-minute segment — New Voters in the New West — on NOW in PBS. Reporter Maria Hinojosa calls New Mexico “the battleground of battleground states” as [...]

By rjrivera | Posted in The Western Edge | Also tagged acorn, Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Colorado, Elko, John McCain, Latino vote, Nevada, New Mexico, Polls, Pueblo, Reno, voter registration | Comments

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