Obama’s Popularity Falls Among Latinos In 3 Key States
According to a new poll, Barack Obama’s popularity has declined amongst Latino voters in three key states: Florida, Colorado, and New Mexico. Data from the survey, conducted jointly by conservative groups Resurgent Republic and the Hispanic Leadership Network, the President’s numbers are down from three years ago.
Some of the stats from the poll:
- In Florida, when matched up against a generic Republican, the poll shows Obama leading, 46 percent to 36 percent. In 2008, Obama won Latinos in the state, 57 percent to 42 percent. That represented a reversal from 2004, when Bush won 56 percent of the Hispanic vote in the state.
- Hispanic voters in Colorado chose Obama over a generic Republican by a wider, 59-percent-to-27-percent margin, according to the poll — roughly in line with the 61 percent he won in 2008, according to exit polls.
- In New Mexico, Obama earns 58 percent support against a generic Republican in the poll, down from 69 percent in 2008.
Though Obama doesn’t seem to be doing well with Latinos, Republicans may have an even bigger battle winning their support. A memo that accompanied the survey states:
Hispanics in these three states favor Democrats, and Democrats still hold a big edge in party-identification among Latino voters. Furthermore[…], “Republican positions on immigration reform continue to be at odds with the overwhelming majority of Hispanic voters.”
And
“To remain competitive in the future in national elections and in states with significant Hispanic populations, including the three crucial swing states we have polled here, Republicans must increase their share of the Hispanic vote over that they have received in recent elections”
So while Obama’s popularity has declined with Latinos in key states, Republicans aren’t doing so great either and that trend won’t change unless the GOP changes its stance on immigration. We wrote about the potential wiggle room for this “trend,” in the end, a poll is just a poll and not necessarily indicative of reality.
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