Posted on 09/19/2011 7:12:38 AM PDT by markomalley
In recent Gallup polling, his approval rating among Latinos dipped to 48 percent — the lowest mark of his presidency and a significant drop-off from the 60 percent approval among the group he carried as recently as January. Obama’s approval rating among Hispanics is now just seven points higher than it is among the general public in Gallup data, a major decline from earlier in his term.
And polling conducted by Resurgent Republic, a conservative-aligned group, shows Obama under-performing his 2008 totals in key swing states with large Hispanic populations.
In Florida, where Obama won 57 percent of the Latino vote in 2008, 48 percent of Hispanics say he deserves a second term. Ditto in New Mexico, where Obama carried Latinos with 69 percent but now sees just 58 percent of that voting bloc willing to say he should be reelected. (Worth noting: In Colorado, Obama’s numbers have held steady among Hispanics.)
Those numbers pose two important questions relating to the president’s 2012 prospects: What explains the drop-off among Hispanics? And is it possible that Latinos could be up for grabs in 2012?
On the first question, reasons abound.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
this is why the GOP needs more pro-life hispanic candidates to run in CA instead of picking some rich white person who is pro-gay and out of touch.
I’m all for punishing employers who knowingly hire illegals but I’m against an unreliable mandatory e-verify system that punishes every company in America.
Only to someone further to the left than obama.
“Could Republicans lose the conservative vote if they pander to illegals? “
In my case they did years ago.
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