Seventy percent of registered Hispanic voters said they would vote for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden if the election were held today, in a NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll. President Obama enjoys a 50-point lead among Latinos as only 20 percent of registered Hispanic voters said they would vote for Republican Presidential Candidate, Mitt Romney, and Vice Presidential Candidate, Paul Ryan. President Obama also leads Mr. Romney by 50 points among likely Hispanic voters; 71 percent would vote for President Obama and 21 percent would vote for Mr. Romney.
President Obama’s lead in this monthly survey grew by 15 points since August when 63 percent of Hispanic voters said that they would vote for President Obama, while only 28 percent would vote for Mr. Romney. The August survey didn’t distinguish between registered and likely voters, however, in both polls 100 percent of respondents were from a Hispanic or Spanish-speaking background. In the September survey, 300 Latino registered voters were interviewed, and 223 likely voters were interviewed.
According to NBC News the poll was held by Republican pollster, Bill McInturff, and Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart.
Fifty-five percent think the country is “[h]eaded in the right direction,” a 15-point hike from August. Thirty-three percent think we’re “on the wrong track,” an 11-point drop from August.
Seventy-three percent said they approve of “the job Barack Obama is doing as president,” an 11-point hike from August; 24 percent disapprove with President Obama’s job as president, an 8-point drop from August.
Sixty-eight percent of Hispanics approved of President Obama’s job with the economy, a 9-point hike from August. Twenty-seven percent disapprove of President Obama’s job in handling the economy, a 9-point drop from August.
Sixty-six percent of respondents think that President Obama would do a better job than Mr. Romney, dealing with immigration issues; up by 11 points in July. Only 14 percent think Mr. Romney would better deal with immigration issues; a 2-point drop from July. It’s going to be interesting to see how these opinions are impacted in future polls as immigration wasn’t mentioned in Thursday night’s presidential debate in Denver.
These polls come after comments Mr. Romney made during a leaked video of a private fundraiser in Florida earlier this year. Mr. Romney explained why he thought Hispanic voters were a threat to the nation.
Obama all the way!!
Hey, He can win! This is good stuff!.
So, Romney finally won something, he fires big bird and Jim Lehrer, and tosses away all his previous core beliefs.
Well at least now he can say the poll numbers are his way, and his campaign will continue to adamantly defend the poll numbers.
But then the 7.8 percent unemployment rate came out and Romney and his campaign say its not “Sunrise in America”. like 7.4 Percent Was ‘Morning Again in America.
I was real surprise to see Romney say he was completely wrong about his 47 percent remarks, and it only took him three times.
I am waiting for Ann Romney to take back her “Latino biased against the GOP” and “You People” comments, but its too late for her and her husband.
The venom I saw GOP dish out during the immigration debate against those from Latin America and the sweet names they came up with like anchor baby(one of the least offensive), and they are surprise we remember. Not to mention the Voter ID in GOP controlled states have passd to reduce Obama votes (Gosh right before a tight presidential race they change the rules, please, we know whats going on).
Its funny seeing Romney trying to run down our country and say that 7.8 percent unemployment rate is not real or a good thing.
I guess we will find out in November who people believe.
This is good stuff!, I love it.