Latino tracking poll Obama 68% Romney 26%

[bigdarryl]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/17/1132768/-Latino-Decisions-Tracking-Poll-Wave-4-Obama-68-Romney-26

[RKP5637]

1. Smart people!!! n/t

[ncgrits]

5. And we all know "smart people" will never support Republicans because Santorum told us so! nt

[RKP5637]

6. Yep, around here they'll take Santorum's statement to the bank, they wanted him so

dearly in this state to be the presidential candidate.

[K8-EEE]

2. I saw somebody maybe Jorge Ramos say the magic number is 70% because

If Obama were to secure 70% of the Latino vote Romney would have no chance at all.

[Kablooie]

3. Why are 26% of Latinos for Romney? That's what I want to know.

[KaryninMiami]

4. A small number of those include the Miami Cuban population

Mostly the ones not born here since once their children get educated, most- not all, become more progressive. But those who are still attached to the GOP Anti-Castro rhetoric and anger over opening ties to Cuba, will always vote GOP. As for the rest- it's difficult to understand why they would ever consider voting GOP- unless they like the idea of self deportation... But then again, I cannot understand why any woman, minority or gay person would vote GOP yet there are many that will. Go figure.

[RKP5637]

7. Thanks for this reply, I've always wondered the same. It's similar to the one I have about

log cabin republicans. Given the "NEW" republican party, why would LGBT vote with the NEW republican party.

[genxlib]

8. My thoughts exactly

I was wondering what the breakdown of percentages would be in the cuban versus non-cuban communities.

I would add that the Cuban community is also very susceptible to the claims of socialism/communism. I hear that response a lot.

[yellowcanine]

10. Non Cuban Hispanic voters now outnumber Cuban voters in Florida - this was helpful in 2008.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. My guess...

It's affluent Latinos who probably are very assimilated into the community, maybe second or even third generation America, so they're not as invested in their emigrant roots like others. They also might be extremely religious, Catholic, of course, and therefore pro-life and against gay marriage.

Just thoughts. 28% of Latinos is not a huge number when you compare it to the entire spectrum of the voting population. So, we're dealing with a very small minority in a minority group as is.

[Kablooie]

14. Seems 28% of any population is pure tinfoil insane.

There was a solid 28% for Bush too.
The support never went below that.

[yellowcanine]

9. If this holds Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada are in the bag for Obama.

The non Cuban Hispanic vote in Florida was greater than the Cuban vote for the first time in 2008 and it helped tilt Florida to Obama. The Hispanic vote should be even stronger for Obama this time.

[Drunken Irishman]

12. It could also put Arizona into play.

[TroyD]

13. Polls don't seem to be showing any movement in Arizona yet

Nate Silver still lists it as something in the range of 85% Likely Romney.