… The African American & Hispanic Reproductive Issues Survey, conducted by Public Religion Research Institute and released today in a national teleconference, provides a deeper look than public opinion polls usually supply into minority communities’ perspectives on abortion, the use of contraception, and other reproductive issues. [cont.] Public Religion Research […] Read more »
On Florida’s ‘anything but monolithic’ Hispanic voters
One of the most wearisome elements of media coverage of the 2012 election campaign is the often trite and lazy reporting about Hispanic/Latino voters. So it was refreshing to read a story on Sunday by Miami Herald political writer Marc Caputo that looked beyond the usual caricature of such voters. […] Read more »
Latino support for President Obama holds steady
President Barack Obama remains broadly popular with Hispanics, a key voting bloc in this fall’s election, according to new data from the NBC-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo poll. The president leads presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney 67 to 23 percent among Latino registered voters, much wider than the six-point margin the […] Read more »
Latinos overwhelmingly oppose Supreme Court decision to uphold ‘show me your papers’
In polling data released today, Latino Decisions reports that Latino registered voters oppose the Supreme Court decision to uphold the controversial provision in Arizona’s SB1070 law that would require state and local police to check immigration status if they suspect a person they have stopped is an undocumented immigrant. [cont.] […] Read more »
Obama widens lead over Romney among Latinos
Latino Decisions released new national poll of Latino registered voters showing Barack Obama winning 70% of the Latino vote compared to 22% for Mitt Romney. … This poll marks the first time Obama has received 70% of the vote in Latino Decisions polling on the presidential election over the past […] Read more »
Why Romney Has Blown It With Latino Voters
Most political reporters and the outlets they work for still don’t understand why Latino voters are overwhelmingly supporting President Obama over Republican Mitt Romney. … For many Latinos, once they know a candidate is against a pathway to citizenship for them, their children, their cousins, aunts, uncles, neighbors and church […] Read more »