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Mitt Romney cleans up with Latinos in the GOP primary in Florida beating Newt Gingrich, 42%-25%, a similar margin to his overall statewide total (42%-27%), according to an NBC-Marist poll released Sunday. (Latinos made up 12% of GOP primary likely voters, the same margin that voted in the 2008 GOP primary, according to exit polls.)
AMONG LATINOS
Romney 42%
Gingrich 25
Paul 14
Santorum 10MoE +/- 11%
But against President Obama, Romney and the rest of the Republican candidates struggle with the group.
Obama's approval with Latinos in Florida (51%/36%) is higher than his overall approval in the poll (46%/46%). (Latinos made up 21% of the overall respondents in the poll.)
OBAMA APPROVAL AMONG LATINOS
Approve 51%
Disapprove 36MoE: +/- 4.1%
And Obama overperforms his approval rating with Latinos, when he is matched up with the Republican candidates.
FULL GENERAL-ELECTION CROSSTABS.
AMONG LATINOS - OBAMA VS. GOP
Obama 54%, Romney 38%
Obama 56%, Gingrich 31%
Obama 58%, Santorum 24%MoE +/- 6%
The margin against Romney is similar to what Obama won in 2008 against John McCain.
In 2008, Obama won Latinos 57%-42%, a 15-point spread, in Florida. According to the NBC/Marist poll, he wins them in the Sunshine State by 16 points -- with 3 points fewer for Obama and 4 fewer for Romney.
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more than 60% of the population in this country can't even say who is the chief justice of the supreme court so I understand why so many people has brain damage.
Voters may not be satisfied with Obama's performance, but they apparently don't hold it against him. According to Pew, 75 percent of Americans say Obama stands up for his beliefs, 60 percent say he cares about people like them, and 61 percent say he's trustworthy. Fifty-one percent say they have a favorable view of Obama. That's far more than the 31 percent of people who have a favorable view of Mitt Romney, or the 16 percent who think well of Newt Gingrich.