GOP presidential visions diverge on Univision

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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/gop-presidential-visions-diverge-on-univision-2125927.html


...The stage for Wednesday's fight over Hispanic voters was set when both Romney and Gingrich were interviewed separately in Univision studios. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum was invited but declined, saying it conflicted with much-needed private fund-raisers to bolster his flagging campaign. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is not campaigning in Florida.


...Despite all the furor, a poll conducted by Latino Decisions for Univision News and ABC News found that neither has much of a chance of wooing Hispanic voters away from President Obama. Nationally, more than 70 percent of those surveyed said they would vote for Obama over Romney or Gingrich. However, the survey found, Romney would do better than Gingrich against Obama.

And, in next Tuesday's primary, 35 percent of Hispanic Republicans surveyed said they would vote for Romney, who has been endorsed by Hispanic leaders, including U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami. Only 20 percent voiced support for Gingrich.

Another Hispanic leader also weighed in on the race Wednesday. Apparently hearing that both Romney and Gingrich want to wrest control of Cuba from him, decades-long dictator Fidel Castro fired back. In a column published in the state-run media, he called the race the greatest competition of "idiocy and ignorance" the world has ever seen.

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1. The big story here: Obama wins! Romney & Gingrich don't have "much of a chance wooing Hispanic

voters away from President Obama."