Polling experts say Obama leading McCain Thanks to Hispanic Voters

Mark Feierstein and Ana Iparraquirre from polling shop Greenberg Quinlan Rosner had a post on Huffington Post Saturday afternoon about Obama's strong support among Hispanic voters. It's a topic I have blogged about here and helped media to understand in recent weeks. It's good to know more public opinion pros feel the same way:

In fact, Obama is running well ahead of John McCain among Hispanics, and significantly better than John Kerry did against George Bush in 2004. Obama's leads in national polls are due to his strong advantage (about 35 points) among Latinos. Take out Hispanics, and the race is effectively tied.

And they argue McCain doesn't have much of a shot at winning the Hispanic vote:

The gains that Republicans made among Latino voters in 2000 and 2004 were erased in 2006, and there are few signs that McCain is in a position to win them back. The Republican brand name has been so severely damaged that it would be difficult for any Republican to retain much support among Hispanics this year.

And this:

But Obama has an attractive profile for Hispanic voters. They are particularly impressed with his background as an urban community organizer and early opposition to the Iraq war.