Hispanics swing
This is where the future lies for both parties.
What is interesting about the Hispanic vote is that it is up for grabs - genuinely a swing vote in the future.
Immigration is plainly a battleground area, as is the economy generally, but socially conservative, fiscally sound, inclusive policies pursued by a future Republican candidate could do the trick as well.
And what if their bishops weigh in as they seem ready to do?
The paradox for Barack Obama is that if the economy improves on his watch, then some of these voters might feel able to think more about abortion - and other social issues - next time round.
(By the way, "Hispanic" or "Latino"? I thought "Latino" was mildly offensive, but the LA Times seems to use it and ought to know its onions on this matter.)
The point about Mr Obama's victory - precise numbers apart - is that it was a reaching out effort and that in itself is important and will have knock-on effects as suggested here.
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