http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2886704 Nov. 6, 2004, 6:54PM
Latinos' support for Bush debated
Exit-poll math doesn't add up, one institute says
By MIKE TOLSON
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle
At first blush, the numbers seem too significant to be believed. And in truth, they might be.
National exit polls show that President Bush received an impressive 42 percent of the nationwide Latino vote Tuesday, seven to 10 points higher than his first run and possibly unprecedented for a modern-day Republican candidate.
But a prominent Latino organization claims the numbers are as incredible as they appear.
"It ain't true," said Antonio Gonzalez, president of the Willie C. Velazquez Institute, which researches Latino voting patterns. "Their poll showed more Latinos voting than there are registered Latino voters. That tells you everything you need to know."
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