Clinton Trounces Trump in New Poll of Latino Voters
The survey was taken before Trump again embraced mass deportation on Wednesday, and his numbers could erode further.
PEMA LEVYSEP. 2, 2016 2:12 PM
in part: Hillary Clinton leads Trump among Latino voters 70 percent to 19 percent, according to the new poll by Latino Decisions, a polling firm that specializes in surveying the Latino community. The poll, released Friday, was conducted before Trump abandoned his so-called softening on immigration and recommitted to his hardline approach in a speech in Arizona on Wednesday. It actually shows him doing better among Latinos than a poll earlier this year, but his support could erode further after his latest reiteration of his commitment to mass deportation and a border wall.
Four years ago, President Barack Obama won about 71 percent of the Latino vote, while Republican Mitt Romney took about 27 percent, according to exit polls. Romney, who embraced anti-immigrant policies in his Republican primary race that year, might well have beaten Obama if he'd performed as well among Latinos as George W. Bush, who won 44 percent in 2004.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/09/clinton-trounces-trump-new-poll-latino-voters
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