Poll: Latino Voters May Skip November Elections
Tuesday, October 05, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Latino voters still overwhelmingly identify as Democrats, according to a Pew Hispanic Center study released today. But many may not turn out to vote in the November elections: Only 51 percent of registered Latino voters said they will vote in the midterms, versus 70 percent of voters overall.
This could be bad news for immigration advocacy groups, which are hoping to mobilize Latino voters against candidates who support anti-immigration laws and oppose immigration reform. A July study from LatinoMetrics, the Hispanic Federation and the League of United Latin American Citizens warned that some Latinos who support immigration reform would stay home from the polls if it was not passed, but immigrant rights organizations hoped to see a spike in voter enthusiasm after Republican efforts to obstruct the DREAM Act.
Part of the enthusiasm gap appears connected to approval for Obama, which has been dropping since July. Although 63 percent of Latino voters told Pew they approve of Obama’s job performance, many seemed unimpressed with his administration’s policy action. Even among Democrats, 56 percent said they had seen no effect on Latinos by administration policies, while twice as many Republicans called the policies harmful as helpful.
Republicans face an uphill battle to win Latino votes: Only 6 percent of those polled said the Republican Party has more concern for Latinos, while 47 percent said Democrats are the better party.
So what can candidates do to woo Latinos, the fastest-growing minority group in the country? They don’t vote as a bloc, of course, but the Pew study does point out some trends in priorities among Latino voters. Education, jobs and health care were rated most important issues to Latino voters, with more than 50 percent calling the issues “very important.” Immigration is ranked fifth on the list of priorities — much higher than it is ranked by voters overall, who put it tenth in a list of 13 issues.
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Comment posted October 5, 2010 @ 9:17 pm
I live in California and the Hispanics I know will be voting. In very large numbers, so stick that in your poll and smoke it.
Comment posted October 6, 2010 @ 12:12 am
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Comment posted October 6, 2010 @ 12:50 am
Well,this is the Democrats' problem, isn't it? They garner more support from minority voters and young voters. The groups, unfortuantely for the Dems, can't be counted on to show up for mid-term elections.
This isn't all that great news for Republicans, though, because they get very little support from minority voters and they do show up for presidential elections. The demographic trends are going to kill Republicans in the long run.
Comment posted October 14, 2010 @ 6:18 pm
with 400,000 deported just in the last 4 months. its the best thing they can do is stay home lloll…..seriously somebody needs to tell there side….this issue has turned the corner….or the tide or whatever……and these enablers in their community………….who pup their heads….with fantasies……..need to shift.
gears quick and prepare them for reality of the tide. and for a hard fall. theyre side isnt going to win. And there commun leaders. need to start prepareing them for a very hard reality. That an american backlash…..nothing survives that.
and its on you can tell…!!!…
anyway thats my view…i think illegal community….is has and grossly overplaying their hand…..and has lost and has much less cards than people think? or than they think.
but we’ll see…?…
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