"Sharp" reversal for Obama with Latino Voters

[Peacetrain]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A new poll released Thursday shows overwhelming support from Latinos for Sen. Obama

Obama's approval rating with registered Latino voters, the nationwide Pew Hispanic Center poll found, is at 66 percent versus 23 percent favoring McCain.

Obama's "strong showing in this survey represents a sharp reversal in his fortunes from the primaries, when Obama lost the Latino vote to Hillary Clinton by a margin of nearly 2-to-1," according to Pew Hispanic Center associate director Mark Hugo Lopez.

Obama's favorability among Latinos is slightly up from a Gallup Poll summary of surveys taken in May, which showed Obama with 62 percent of Latino voters nationwide, compared with 29 percent for McCain.

"He now appears to be even more popular than Hillary Clinton among Latinos," Lopez said.

In comparison, a CNN "poll of polls" from July 16, shows Obama holding a 6-point lead over McCain among general registered voters.

It shows Obama at 47 percent and McCain at 41 percent; about 12 percent said they are undecided.

The poll of polls includes surveys from Gallup, CBS/NY Times, ABC/Washington Post, Quinnipiac, and Newsweek.

[Kber]

1. Wow - I can't believe no one saw this coming.

oh wait.

[BlooInBloo]

5. It was just Clinton supporters making shit up who said Obama needed her....

in order to "get" latinos.

[stray cat]

2. I guess there are not alot of latinos making greater than $250,000 per year

since anyone making less than that is burned by a McCain presidency.

[BklynChick]

4. "He now appears to be even more popular than Hillary Clinton among Latinos," Lopez said.

I knew that was going to happen.

[my3boyz]

3. What % did George W. Bush get? Trying to see if this is really low as far as what Republicans

usually get? Or is McCain doing better than most Republicans?

[Peacetrain]

7. I think Bush got 40% plus of the Hispanic vote at one time

There was a strong push to bring Hispanic voters into the republican fold. But republicans being republicans, when it comes to minorities, they can only put the front up for so long about being a "big tent" party before it collapses on their collective xenophobic heads :)

[uponit7771]

6. 12% "undecided" ....not good for McSame IMHO, if the incumbent party was anything that number would

...be higher.

[Peacetrain]

8. I think that is a really good read on that number also.

it should be higher or that other party..but glad it isn't

[comtec]

9. WOW! You mean they were ASKED who they preferred as opposed to being TOLD?! :)

[Peacetrain]

10. What a concept

:)

[Thrill]

11. Just because Obama lost the Hispanic vote to Hillary doesn't mean he will to McCain

There is a big difference there. Unreal how stupid these talking heads are

[Peacetrain]

12. Yep, they can't see to get their heads around the fact, that

we had a little family squabble, but in the end, we are family. :toast: I have come to the conclusion that the mass media is basically stuck on stupid