Poll: Obama Tops 70 Percent Support Among Latinos, While Romney Falls To 20 Percent

[highplainsdem]

Source: TPM

President Barack Obama has eclipsed 70 percent support among Latino voters nationwide in the latest installment of a weekly tracking survey conducted by Latino Decisions.

The poll, conducted Oct. 12-18 and released on Monday, shows Obama earning the support of 71 percent while Mitt Romney trails distantly with 20 percent. Those results represent a shift in opposite directions for both candidates since last week's poll. Obama has ticked up 4 points since the previous Latino Decisions poll, while Romney has seen a 3-point dip.

The poll also shows a high level of engagement among Latino voters — crucial to an Obama campaign that is banking on a high voter turnout among its core supporters. Seventy-seven percent of Latino voters surveyed in Monday's poll said they talked with friends or family members about candidates or issues in the last few months.

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[rtracey]

1. Ummmm

What Latino, seriously now.... would support a Republican, besides Rubio, and others who are well off and in politics.

[Arugula Latte]

13. The main two groups I can think of:

-rabid anti-Castroites
-very conservative Catholics

[wordpix]

2. yay! Keep the good news coming! YAAAAYYYYY

[Coyotl]

3. Latinos are under-represented in polling, so look to AZ and NV going to Obama

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[flamingdem]

7. I agree, blowout if they get to the polls and seems like there is

lots of motivation this round

[yellowcanine]

11. It this margin holds up this map might not be too far off.

I still think Obama is not getting Indiana though and Arizona is a stretch even with the high Hispanic vote.

[demlion]

19. I would take FL, CO, NC, AZ, and MO off the map. I see a win for the Prez; not a blowout.

[powergirl]

4. Didn't the Dark Lord, Karl Rove say that Romney needed

at least 40 percent of the Latino vote? Didn't Mitt agree to this? Hmmmmmmmm.

[yellowcanine]

12. I believe G.W. got close to 40% in 2004 and barely won.

So this could be the ace in the hole for Obama this year.

On edit: Here is the report on Bush in 2004

http://www.pewhispanic.org/files/reports/48.pdf

Note also that new Hispanic voters might be underrepresented in likely voter models. Also Hispanic voters motivated to vote by immigration issues might not be showing up in the likely voter models as well. I truly believe that the Hispanic vote is going to provide some surprises in Obama's favor in Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina. Not that he will necessarily win all of these states, but he will do better than expected and that could make the difference in several.

[powergirl]

18. That is what I thought, Yellow canine!

Thank you for the information - so Romney only has 20%. He shouldn't have been so ugly about the Latinos.

[AllyCat]

5. Maybe they saw that video of Mormons dunking a Latino girl in a pool

to baptize dead people against their or their family's knowledge.

[flamingdem]

8. seriously?! that would be good to get out there n/t

[RandySF]

6. Might be lethal for Romney in NV and CO.

[struggle4progress]

9. You Can Get It If You Really Want

[SoapBox]

10. So RMoney...How's that "self deportation" work'n for ya?

[DallasNE]

14. Whites Over 55 Will Vote 70% Romney

They somehow think that turning Medicare into a voucher system will save Medicare and privatizing Social Security will save Social Security. Except that is not what whites over 55 are thinking at all. The dog whistle politics is extremely effective with this group. They are the ones that think Obama is not an American which translates into "put the white back in the Whitehouse". That is where this race is being decided -- on the basis of race with older Americans.

[RoccoR5955]

16. Not here

Whites over 55, of which I am one may not vote that way here in NY. Only a couple of the guys that I know are voting for Romney, and they aren't even sure that they will.

[HooptieWagon]

17. I doubt that.

Willard may get a majority of the over 55 white vote, but I don't think it will be near 70%. IMO, probably less than 60%.

[Coyotl]

21. Maybe on the planet Romney will be the God of

but not on the real Earth

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. I'm a 55 year old white guy who's voting for Obama

I don't want R&R's voucher care.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. But Republicans love Latinos

So long as they work for sub-minimum wage.

[mojo2012]

20. Any known status

Anyone know how successful Latino leaders and community leaders are in convincing them to vote?

[limousineliberal]

22. Hmmmm

And there is a poll averaged on RCP that says Obama is winning latinos by only 6 percent. LOLOLOL!