By Gebe Martinez
THE POLITICO 
 
It’s been a long time coming. But finally, the threat and promise of the Hispanic vote has emerged.

The proof came in two major events this week that showed how Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are chasing the Hispanic vote, coast to coast, in English and Spanish, before next week’s Super Tuesday primaries featuring Latino-vote-rich states.

In Florida, the state with the third-largest number of Hispanic voters, Arizona Sen. John McCain had a big Republican primary win against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, largely by taking half of the Cuban-American vote, with only 10 percent for Romney.

Among Hispanics who are not Cuban-American, McCain won 51 percent, compared with Romney’s 21 percent.

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