Tag: Hispanic vote

Scott Catching Nelson Among Hispanic Voters

Buck Banks

44% to 41%

“Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) holds a narrow 44% to 41% lead over Gov. Rick Scott (R) among Latino voters in Florida’s Senate race, according to a new poll that’s raising fresh concerns among Democrats that the incumbent is in a dicey position with a core group of voters he needs to carry by bigger margins,” Politico reports. “For Democrats, those numbers are a problem because a Republican who wins as much of the Hispanic vote as Scott is taking usually wins statewide in Florida. Democrats outnumbered Republicans in the survey by 40% to 33%.”

Hispanics Hate Trump

Buck Banks

8 in 10

Hispanic voters have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump, according to a new Washington Post-Univision poll. That includes more than 7 in 10 who have a “very unfavorable” impression of him, which is more than double the percentage of any other major candidate. “Should Trump become the Republican nominee, his current low standing among Hispanic voters could jeopardize the party’s hopes of winning the general election in November. In current matchups with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, Trump scores worse among Hispanics than any of the three other leading Republican candidates — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.”

Cruz Not Gaining Traction with Hispanics

Buck Banks

Sen. Ted Cruz “finds himself in a strange position as he sees himself eclipsed both by Senator Marco Rubio, also a Cuban-American, and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a fluent Spanish-speaker married to a Mexican-American, as early favorites among Hispanic Republicans who could play an increasingly influential role in the nomination process. … To Latinos, Cruz often feels more like an afterthought. And while that’s largely attributed to his hard-right stance on immigration reform, prominent Hispanic conservatives offered insight as to why his problems with Latinos run deeper. Rubio, they said, has embraced his ethnic identity in a way that Cruz, who speaks little Spanish, has not or will not.

— Reuters

¡Probrecito Mitt! Spanish-Language Commercials Rip Romney on Immigration

Buck Banks

Priorities USA and immigrant labor union SEIU are airing a second round of Spanish-language commercials using Mitt Romney’s own words on immigration to motivate Hispanic voters in Colorado, Nevada and Florida.

Romney: “A lot of people come across the border with no skills, no education, looking for a free deal.”

Videos available here.