Weekly Report - 9 October 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)

MEXICO | US Elections. Mexican commentators noted that in the second of the three US presidential debates on 7 October, neither Barack Obama, from the Democrats nor John McCain, from the Republicans, mentioned immigration or Latin America. The debate, in Nashville, was supposed to focus on foreign affairs. Separately US pollsters say that the Hispanic vote in two states, Nevada and New Mexico, will be decisive in determining which candidate wins in them. In New Mexico, although the opinion polls put Obama on 60% support, McCain still believes he has a chance. New Mexico and Nevada each have five votes in the presidential electoral college.

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