Securing the Hispanic Vote - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com Mitt Romney and President Obama have both begun courting Hispanic voters for the general election, and a recent MSNBC/Wall Street Journal poll indicates Obama has a big head start. Each campaign has released ads in Spanish, and Romney took his pitch to a Latino business group on Wednesday in Washington, where he focused on education, particularly school choice. What role will the Hispanic vote have in this presidential election? What are Obama and Romney's strengths and weaknesses among Latino voters, and how can they secure that vote?