“„But in this new survey, three times as many respondents said being black would help Obama (32 percent) with Latino voters than said it would hurt him (11 percent); the majority (53 percent) said his race would make no difference to Latino voters.
“„Obama is rated favorably by 76% of Latino registered voters, making him much more popular among that voting group than McCain (44 percent favorable) and President Bush (27 percent favorable). Hillary Clinton’s ratings among Latino registered voters are 73 percent favorable and 24 percent unfavorable; Obama’s are 76 percent favorable and 17 percent unfavorable.
“„Also, more than three-quarters of Latinos who reported that they voted for Clinton in the primaries now say they are inclined to vote for Obama in the fall election, while just 8% say they are inclined to vote for McCain. That means that Obama is doing better among Hispanics who supported Clinton than he is among non-Hispanic white Clinton supporters, 70 percent of whom now say they have transferred their allegiance to Obama while 18 percent say they plan to vote for McCain, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.