Hispanic
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Five swing states could be heavily influenced by Hispanic voters this November, and in the wake of the the Supreme Court health-care decision, recent polling indicates their support will bolster President Obama for a second time.
One day after the Court’s decision came down on June 28, mostly upholding Obamacare, 60 percent of registered Hispanic voters said they preferred government-ensured health care over a private option in a Latino Decisions poll.
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Although the New York Times’ Nate Silver recently suggested that Hispanic voters won’t be a tipping factor for swing states this November, the fact remains that they are a major segment of Colorado’s population. A Kansas City Star article contends that Hispanics will be very influential this fall — “if they turn out.”
Pivotal Hispanic population favors government-ensured health care
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