Research Firm Says Historic Showing Among Latino Voters Will Carry Obama To Re-Election

[highplainsdem]

Source: TPM

With President Obama in a position to claim a record high share of Latino voters, a leading research firm said Monday that the incumbent's performance among America's fastest growing voting bloc should put him over the top in swing states and help him secure a second term.

Acording to a report by Latino Decisions, Obama is "poised to win a record high share of the Latino vote, and in turn likely to win key swing states and enough electoral college votes to retain the presidency."

Latino Decisions shows Obama earning the support of 73 percent of Latino voters with "consistent vote history or have already voted" — creating big separation from Mitt Romney, who picks up only 24 percent. If Obama reaches such a high-level of support, he would exceed former President Bill Clinton's 72 percent share of the Latino vote in 1996. Matt Barreto, principal investigator for Latino Decisions, said that could augur well for Obama in a handful of key battlegrounds.

“With 11 weeks of tracking, we are headed towards a record level of Latino votes for a Democratic presidential candidate,” Barreto said. “If Latinos turnout at the high rates we are expecting, they could deliver Nevada, Colorado, Florida and Virginia to Obama.”

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[Happyhippychick]

1. How perfect! The people with the "funny accents"* will stick it to Mitty.

*Romney quote circa 2007 during the primaries.

[ywcachieve]

2. Fantastic!

[geek tragedy]

3. The key is how many turn out. I trust Latino Decisions insight into Latino turnout over Romney's

campaign, which has never even pretended to care about Latinos.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

4. As a Latino since I was born....

sorry for the pun... we have been a "sleeping giant ready to awake" for over 20 years. I know, THIS is the year we awake with a roar!

[serbbral]

5. Thanks

That's good to know!

[reflection]

6. But Romney went full Latino on Univision! How can this be?

[JDPriestly]

7. Yes! This is my experience with calling and walking.

This is true.

[Bragi]

8. How many Latino votes will be supressed by the GOP?

Will it be enough to steal the election?

Time will tell.

[yardwork]

9. And this is why Texas will soon turn blue. It's only a matter of time.

[flamingdem]

10. Claro que si!

que viva Presidente Barack Obama!

[justiceischeap]

11. People who immediately dismiss African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Women

are going to be shocked Wednesday morning. You can't attempt to disenfranchise voters, talk about building an electric fence to fry "illegals," repeatedly talk about rape and threatening women's health care and expect to win a national election. The Republic base may be okay with this attitude but I can guarantee the rest of America and the named groups are taking notice.

[Coyotl]

12. Under-represented in polling and will really impact = NV AZ FL IA CO IN I'm betting vote Obama

[kelliekat44]

13. You would think that the soon-to-be-minority-white-RWingers would try to be nice before

they are outnumbered. Arrogance is a gift with them.