The Obama campaign has released Spanish-language TV and radio ads on the economy in Florida, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. These four states, critical to the electoral map, all have high Latino populations.

Obama ad "No Hay Mayor Obligacion:"

Translation: "For the thousands of mothers and fathers who have lost their jobs, for all the families at risk of losing their homes, for every child out of the 45 million people who have no health care... How is it possible that John McCain can say, 'The fundamentals of our economy are strong?' Maybe John McCain and the Republicans don’t want to bother themselves with the prosperity of our families. But for us, there’s no greater obligation."

This column by Victor Landa in The San Antonio Express highlights the importance of the economy to Latino voters, and criticizes both campaigns for the tenor of their Spanish-language ads to date.

A George Bush Spanish-language ad from 2000: