The group's Web site says it is a non-partisan organization that includes 6,000 elected and Latino officials in the United States.

The Latino population is a critical voting bloc in the race between McCain, the presumed nominee for the Republican Party, and Obama, the presumed nominee for the Democratic Party.

On Friday, Obama and his former rival for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton, joined forces in an effort to unite a party fractured by a long and bruising contest.

Senator Obama appeared with Senator Clinton in the symbolically-chosen town of Unity, New Hampshire.

Clinton told the crowd that while the two had started out on separate paths, they now share the common goal of electing Barack Obama as the next president. She urged her supporters not to abandon the Democratic party.

On Friday, John McCain told supporters that he still hopes to win over some former Clinton supporters who may hesitate to back Obama.

McCain spoke to workers at a General Motors factory in Ohio.

A new poll indicates Obama leads McCain in four key states.

The poll, conducted by Quinnipiac University, finds Obama slightly ahead in Colorado and Michigan, while scoring a double-digit lead in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Source: By VOA News