VivirLatino

Naysayers are shaking their heads as Barack Obama came out as a winner in three primaries yesterday (Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland). The press is having a field day with the win, pointing that Obama pulled the vote of women and ::gasp:: Latinos (you mean they will vote for a black candidate?).

In Virginia, Obama outdid Clinton among women by a margin of 58 percent to 42. He also captured the majority of those voters who make less than $50,000: 59 percent to 40 percent. And even bested Clinton among Latinos by a margin of 55 to 45, though the later made up a small portion of the voting public and should be taken with a grain of salt.

Latinos make up about 4% of the electorate there.

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