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“These Latinos, they love making babies, too. Just know that they do. There’s no pulling out. They don’t do that. They cum inside, just like they did to our country.” A few moments later, the comedian took a second swing at Puerto Ricans: “There’s a lot going on. I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”
— “Comedian” Tony Hinchcliffe crudely mocked Latinos — a key constituency for any winning campaign in 2024 — during preprogramming for Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally October 27, NBC News reports.
54%
A national NBC News/Telemundo poll of the Latino electorate out today finds that Democrats lead Republicans by more than 20 points among Latino voters, “but that Democratic advantage has declined from previous election cycles.” Key takeaway: 54% of Latino voters say they prefer Democrats to control Congress as a result of the upcoming midterm elections, versus 33% who want Republicans in charge.
78%
A new Latino Decisions poll found only 21% of Latinos said they would probably or definitely vote for Donald Trump in 2020, with only 13% saying they “definitely” would. An overwhelming majority —almost eight-in-ten (78%)—said they are strongly or somewhat “frustrated with how Trump and his allies treat immigrants and Latinos” and are worried things will get worse.
24 points
A new Univision poll of Latino voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Nevada shows Hillary Clinton trouncing Donald Trump among this critical voting bloc. In Florida, Trump trails Clinton by 24 percentage points — the closest margin out of the four states. Clinton leads Trump 68% to 18% in Arizona, 65% to 19% in Nevada and 62% to 17% in Colorado. Florida, Colorado and Nevada are three battleground states where Latinos are likely to make up more than 10% of the electorate this year.
70%
A new Latino Decisions poll finds Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 70% to 19% among Latino voters. Clinton has a 68% to 29% (net +39) favorability rating while Trump has a 21% to 74% (net -53) favorability rating.
46 points
Margin by which Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump among Hispanic voters, 66% to 20%, a new Fox News Latino poll shows.
76%
Of Latino registered voters said they back Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, while just 14% said they back Donald Trump, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
13.1 million
Number of Hispanics expected vote nationwide in 2016, compared to 11.2 million in 2012 and 9.7 million in 2008. “Registration among Hispanic voters is skyrocketing in a presidential election cycle dominated by Donald Trump and loud GOP cries to close the border,” The Hill reports.
11%
The amount by which naturalization applications increased in the 2015 fiscal year over the year before, jumping 14 percent during the six months ending in January, according to federal figures, the New York Times reports. “The pace is picking up by the week, advocates say, and they estimate applications could approach 1 million in 2016, about 200,000 more than the average in recent years.”
I look at our friends in the Latino community as people that ought to be voting Republican. I mean, they’re very strong family. We could all learn a little from them about the importance of family, couldn’t we? Because they are great, they are God-fearing, hard-working folks. And a lot of them do jobs that they’re willing to do. That’s why, in a hotel, you leave a little tip, you know?
— Gov. John Kasich (R), quoted by the Columbus Dispatch.
