Posted on 11/04/2008 7:01:56 AM PST by VU4G10
OENIX (Reuters) – In the final stretch to the presidential election, more than three quarters of likely Hispanic voters say they support Democrat Barack Obama over Republican John McCain, a study found.
The Univision/Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday said that 78 percent of a sample of 1,016 Latino likely voters favored Sen. Obama, with 13 percent supporting McCain, an Arizona senator.
The poll, which was conducted between October 30 and November 2, found that 54 percent of respondents said the economy and jobs were the most important issue in deciding who to vote for, followed by health care and immigration, with 12 percent and 11 percent respectively.
Hispanics make up 15 percent of the U.S. population and 9 percent of the electorate, and could be a critical swing voting bloc in battleground states in the U.S. Southwest as well as Florida on Tuesday.
In 2004, President George W. Bush won about 40 percent of the Latino vote -- a Republican record -- when he beat Democrat John Kerry. But opinion polls show Republican standing among Hispanics has since been hurt by a shrill national debate over immigration reform and a worsening economy.
A survey by Zogby International last month found that 70 percent of Hispanic likely voters favored Obama, with 21 percent favoring McCain.
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I don't understand it. But, that is the facts. It might reflect on their votes today.
McCain was out-hispandered by Obama from the get go.
Include me in that, along with all the rest. Disinformation pure and simple.
And thanks to our Hispanic posters for chiming in with Real World experiences.
It's a shame because most Hispanics are conservative at heart. Down here, many are very successful business people that hate the tax system. They go to church and believe abortion and gay marriage is wrong. Many of them are strong 2nd amendment people and don't tolerate slackers. And we had them supporting our side more and more until the immigration debate. What some here don't understand is they viewed some of rhetoric as an attack on their hertiage. Sort of like the way blacks see when a white person waives the Confederate flag while saying “ The South will rise again.” True, some of them came over as illegals as children but worked their asses off and became citizens and even joined our military. Perhaps they could relate and hope that some of those same children would do the same as them. Anyhow, they saw it as an all attack on them and that is why we have know surrendered a voting bloc that was coming our way that could have helped us counter the voting blocs of the Rats.
If the GOP would have taken a better PR track in the immigration debate, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada would not be an issue this year. Heck, even California might have been closer and that would have helped GOP candidates in that state.
Hispanics do not hate blacks. Some of you talk if you want that to be the case.
Would not made a bit of difference. As long as Republicans are perceived as the party of the rich and big business, they will lose with minorities.
Only because we allow that to be the perception and really we don't fight back reality. Case in point this election cycle, Wall Street poured more money into Obama than McCain and Hillary's campaigns. The highest income areas in Northeast and California will probably vote for Obama.
But back to the Hispanic thing. Of all the minority groups in this country, the last two decades or so, they have made the biggest gains in corporate America and other areas to where they've become “rich.” They were (and still are) a segment the GOP should be attracting. Our side is going to have to regroup and decide if we are going to be the “All White” party or if we are going to adapt to the changing demographics and welcome this segment into our party. The blacks are too long gone and we are wasting our time with that effort.
We are talking about Zogby here. I don’t buy it. More likely 32-34% Hispanic vote for McCain. This is closer to the historical norm of late.
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