McCain's Last Lap/E-Day is Finally Here

On Sunday night, John McCain made a campaign stop in Florida-- Coral Gables to be more precise-- for a midnight rally with staunch supporters. Coral Gables has a very active and engaged Cuban community that has long been a bastion for the Republican Party. A week before, Palin sat down with Pedro Sevcec for a one-on-one interview on Telemundo. On Oct. 22, Jorge Ramos also had a turn at an exclusive interview with the proposed Republican VP. To read the transcript in English, click here.  McCain also has been interviewed on the network.

For comparisons sake following Marisa's post yesterday, a search for "Latinos con McCain" turned up around 400 results on Google, while "Latinos for McCain" shows about 11,200.  Wonder if acculturated voters are more of the target for the GOP?

Daddy Yankee and Eduardo Versategui are two of the Hispanic celebs who have come out publicly endorsing McCain.  FYI-- Hispanics make up 30 percent of Arizona's population-- the fourth largest percentage behind New Mexico, California and Texas.

With 9 million plus votes at stake, the Latino vote has been heavily courted by both parties' candidates-- through ads, interviews, online and activist groups.  As of yesterday, polls are giving the majority of the Latino vote to Obama, but many still seem to be undecided just hours before voting ends. 

For those monitoring the news today, check out Hispanic media coverage of the process.  A few sites worth checking include:
--- Univision.com: Destino 2008 with videos, charts, and chats
-- Terra.com: Elecciones with videos, photos and live numbers updates
-- Impre.com: The Voto Latino section offers a lot of content too, plus the site gives a great pulse on how elections are being covered in top Hispanic markets such as New York and Los Angeles

Two years after campaigning began, it all comes to the finish line today and whoever wins, the finale will be greatly rewarding as this historic election wraps and a new history-making presidency begins.

PS: Puerto Rico also is deciding on its new governor today.  The commonwealth's election process has been rife with controversy and both candidates have been accused of corruption.  May the best man for the job win in Borinquen today.