Poll: Latino Voters Have 'Widely Negative' Views Of GOP

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Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- A recent poll out of California found an uphill battle for Republicans hoping to make inroads with Latinos, the largest and fastest growing minority in the United States.

The survey, conducted by a GOP pollster and consultant, found that Latino voters hold "widely negative" views about the Republican party. Envisioned as a way to "begin the process of understanding both the challenges as well as the opportunities for future Republican candidates in gaining a greater share of the Latino vote," the poll found Hispanic voters tend to view GOP candidates as overly conservative and distrust Republican views on immigration. While California is unlikely to play a defining role in the 2012 elections, the poll could have implications for states like Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, where Hispanics have increasing political influence.

Commissioned by Republican strategist Marty Wilson, who managed Carly Fiorina's failed campaign for the California Senate, the survey of 400 California Latino voters found a wide Latino-GOP disconnect in the Golden State. Though they tried to frame it in the best terms possible, Wilson and GOP pollster Bob Moore conceded that there was much "work to be done to convince California Latinos that the Republican Party and its candidates can effectively represent them."

Only 26 percent of Latinos polled viewed Republicans favorably, while 62 percent had a favorable view of Democrats. And asked whether Republicans should “stick to core values and nominate true Conservatives,” only 22 percent of Latino voters agreed. Approximately one-third of Latino voters say they will never vote for a Republican.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/18/poll-latino-voters-widely-negative-about-gop_n_837717.html

[Drale]

1. Well that explains why the republicans are 100000% against

giving undocumented folks citizenship.

[beltanefauve]

2. I found this interesting:

"Latinos made up 22 percent of the California electorate in the 2010 midterm elections, casting 1.7 million votes statewide, an increase of 300,000 votes from the 2008 presidential election, according to the polling firm Moore Information, Inc. Fiorina and Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman received approximately 30 percent of the Latino votes cast, according to exit polls."

So in other words, there was an uptick in Latino voters in California during the midterms by 300,000 people, most of them motivated to vote against Carly and Meg and the Teabaggers.

[shanti]

4. and thank god they did

the situation was dire!

[Snoutport]

8. Georgia had an 18% (maybe a little more) increase in Latino population as well! nt

[Tx4obama]

3. And the GOP has a 'Widely Negative' view of anyone that isn't white & living in a red state! n/t

[Arugula Latte]

9. Add to that anyone who isn't male and Christian and straight.

[yurbud]

5. the party that said Mexicans crossing the border illegally should be shot from helicopters like

feral pigs?

What a surprise.

[groundloop]

6. It's amazing the Publican party can't grasp why Latinos hate them

If anyone started blaming all the problems in our country on fat, middle aged, white men I'd start to have a problem with them before too long.

[toddwv]

7. The funny thing is

there are actually right-wingers who can't understand why minorities tend to vote for the Democratic Party. Honestly, it comes up all the time. I always tell them that maybe, just maybe, if their party stopped declaring wars against minorities and organizations that serve them, then they might have a chance.