[Plutarch]

The Hispanic vote went 44% for Bush. At least, that's what I've read.

Yeah, I've read that too, as an isolated factoid without attribution. Of course the Republicans are going to bander about a lot of post-victory happy talk, but I wonder if the truth is less sanguine. I don't see how a 44% Hispanic vote for Bush squares with this Gallup data, and I believe Gallup before any politial party's spin.

[B Knotts]

CNN says 44% of Hispanics voted for Bush:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/P/00/epolls.0.html

USA Today has 42%.