

State Data:
2008 Primary Results:
Barack Obama: 45%
John Edwards: 4%
Mit Romney: 51%
Ron Paul: 14%
John McCain: 13%
2004 Election Results:
John Kerry: 47.88%
2000 Election Results:
Al Gore: 45.98%
Racial Breakdown:
Black: 6.8%
Hispanic: 19.7%
Other: 8.3%
Income:
25-50k: 31.2%
50-100k: 32.8%
Over 100k: 11.3%
Education:
H.S. or Higher: 80.7%
BA or Higher: 18.2%
Grad/Prof Deg: 6.1%

Obama may not be the best positioned Democrat to win the state, however - he has struggled to win over Latinos, as evidenced by his loss to Hillary Clinton in the state's Democratic caucuses where Hispanics preferred Clinton to Obama almost 2-to-1. McCain's relative moderation on immigration could help him compete for Latino votes.
Barack Obama feels he can win the state, thanks in part to an influx of outsiders - the state's population grew by more than 10 percent in three years.
Real Clear Politics averages recent polls from a wide number of media sources, including some not recognized or used by CBS News, and shows the average lead of the top candidate. 
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