McCain Or Obama - Ask Latinos!

By Drew Scott

Interested in an advance peak at the November 2nd election?

A lot of political experts are banking on the Latino vote this fall, and there are thousands of new Latinos planning to vote in November on Long Island!

I just covered a rally and news conference in Mineola for nine community organizations including ACORN, The Long Island Alliance for Immigration, and 7 others. They say the fastest growing minority voting block this year is the Hispanic or Latino voter.

Example: On Long Island, 14,500 Latinos became new citizens this past year. There are an estimated 400,000 Latinos living in Nassau and Suffolk and many of them are working toward becoming citizens if they're not already!

Hofstra political science expert Dr. Leslie Feldman tells me she thinks unlike previous years, when Latinos traditionally voted democrat, this year many plan to vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin because of their lenient stand on immigration. Another factor she says, Palin is a Roman Catholic and supports strong family values, something many Latinos can identify with!

So who's got an early track on the November presidential election if it's as close as the experts say it will be? Go ask Latinos!