Dec 10, 2007 5:01 pm US/Eastern
GOP Pres. Candidate Fred Thompson Stumps In Miami
MIAMI (AP) ―
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Fred Thompson campaigns at the Four Seasons in San Francisco
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Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson will campaign in Miami Monday, one day after the Republican Spanish-language debate.
The Republican presidential candidates participated in a Spanish-language debate hosted by Univision, the Spanish language television network, and the University of Miami.
The candidates strove to mark common ground with a growing voter bloc while softening the anti-illegal immigration rhetoric that has marked past encounters.
Republicans have had trouble courting Hispanics, who have become an increasingly significant source of votes. A recent poll by the nonpartisan Pew Hispanic Center found Hispanic registered voters favor Democrats over Republicans by a margin of 57 percent to 23 percent, a wider gap than in July 2006.
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