Latino vote 2008 : More Register as Independents

by gmony714 | August 9, 2007 at 03:32 am

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As Latinos grow as a voting block there seems to be a split in party demographics. There may be a chance for Republicans to court more Hispanic voters in 2008.

Democrats hold an edge with Hispanics in national elections, but Latinos' growing tendency to register as independents and split their vote between parties is buoying Republican prospects for 2008.

Younger and college-educated Hispanics in particular offer fertile ground for the GOP, new data show. And while no one suggests Republicans have become the party of choice for the nation's fastest- growing minority, Democrats have been gradually losing ground.