WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Recent polls indicate that Latino voters are turning to presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama instead of his Republican rival John McCain.

A Gallup poll released recently shows 62 percent of registered Latino voters nationwide favoring Obama while only 29 percent backing McCain. Also, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus recently threw its support behind Obama.

Both Obama and McCain recently spoke to a gathering of Latino leaders in the nation's capital. Obama is not taking Hispanic support for granted. He has appointed two veteran political operatives to begin work building up his support among Hispanics.

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