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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
McCain releases ad in Spanish on Colombia trade
As Sen. John McCain continued his jaunt through Latin America Wednesday, his campaign released a new radio ad in Spanish touting a proposed trade agreement between the United States and Colombia.
The ad, which will air in Florida, features Tony Villamil, former director of the state’s Office of Tourism, Commerce and Economic Affairs.
In the spot, Villamil says that commercial trade with Latin America is crucial for Florida.
“Last year Florida’s exports to Latin America reached almost $45 billion dollars. Colombia is Florida’s third most important export market and this trade agreement would create almost 5,000 new jobs,” he says. “John McCain supports the Colombian Agreement, knows about our alliances with our hemisphere and understands our economy grows thanks to trade.”
The ad also refers to Democratic nominee Barrack Obama, although not by name.
It says: “In this election, there are some that talk about revising the Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada and oppose the Agreement with Colombia. This would hurt our economic future.”
Listen to the ad here.
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Gallup Poll: Obama strong with Latino voters
Registered Latino voters favor Democrat Barack Obama over Republican John McCain by about a 2 to 1 margin, according to a new Gallup Poll.
Obama had struggled with Latino voters during the primaries where they strongly favored his main rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton.
However, recent polls show that Hispanic voters have “shown little difficulty in transferring their loyalties from Clinton to Obama,” Gallup says.
Latinos are considered a critical voting bloc in several swing states such as Florida, Colorado and New Mexico.
Read more here.
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McCain in Colombia; pushes trade agreement
Sen. John McCain, the likely GOP candidate for president, met late Tuesday with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe as part of a swing through Latin America.
McCain is a strong supporter of the proposed agreement.
He also favors the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has become an issue in the presidential campaign. Many blame the agreement for a loss of jobs in the Midwest and it is unpopular in key swing states such as Ohio.
McCain is headed to Mexico next, where he plans to talk to Mexican President Felipe Calderon about trade agreements, the fight against drug cartels and illegal immigration.
Read more here.
