Obama with a 34 point lead over Romney among Latinos

chlehqls · 05-24-2012, 12:17 AM

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In this survey, Obama holds a 34-point lead over Romney among registered Latino voters, 61 to 27 percent. In 2008, according to the exit polls, Obama defeated McCain among this key voting bloc, 67 to 31 percent.

In addition, Obama’s approval rating among all Latino adults stands at 61 percent (compared with 48 percent of all Americans in the new NBC/WSJ poll), and approval of his handling of the economy is at 54 percent (versus 43 percent overall).

Meanwhile, Romney is struggling with Latinos, the poll shows. Just 26 percent view him positively, while 35 percent see him in a negative light. By comparison, Obama’s positive/negative score among Latinos is 58/23 percent.

But here’s a troubling sign for the Obama campaign: Latinos aren’t as excited about the upcoming election. A combined 68 percent of Latino voters say they are highly interested in the upcoming election (registering an “8”,”9”, or “10” on a 10-point scale). That’s compared with 81 percent of all voters who express high interest.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news...h-latinos?lite

Interesting to see how and what Pres. Obama and the Dems will do to spur the Latino base to vote again this year. It's no doubt he has the Latino base covered, the problem is what Romney and co will do to at least chip away potential Latino votes.

melody · 05-24-2012, 12:48 AM

what about the % among the general american voters? Bush was elected twice...anything can happen

DA User · 05-24-2012, 01:37 AM

The only way to close this gap is to pass the Dream Act.

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Obama with a 34 point lead over Romney among Latinos