Latino Decisions Blog
Latinos support health care reform but not mandate
By Pilar Marrero– [email protected] | 2011-10-13 New Poll Results Posted Here LOS ANGELES, CA. – Latino voters have a complicated relationship with the health care reform law approved in March…
A Response to Whit Ayres’ Response
By Gary Segura and Gabriel Sanchez Whit Ayers, of Ayres/McHenry, responded to the criticisms raised of his new poll of Latinos by making three points. 1) That language was not…
Despite Conservative Bias, Republican Poll Still Shows Disastrous Disadvantage for Republicans Among Latinos
On Friday, the GOP campaign consulting firm Ayres, McHenry, and Associates released a new poll sponsored by the Resurgent Republic—a GOP research and public affairs organization—and the Hispanic Leadership Network,…
High Stakes: Thursday’s Presidential Address is Critical to Latino Voters
By Gabriel Sanchez President Obama is set to give a speech focused on his plans for job growth before a Joint Session of Congress in primetime Thursday night. Political pundits…
Are Latinos Willing to Pay the Price of Immigration Reform?
By Francisco Pedraza, Texas A&M University In his most recent statement on immigration, a speech in May of 2011 in El Paso, President Obama framed immigration in economic terms and…
LD Tracking Poll: Obama approval falls, Economy, Immigration dominate 2010 election
A new tracking poll survey released today by Latino Decisions shows a clear majority of Latinos approve of President Barack Obama, however his ratings are down by almost 10 points…
Latino Decisions Launches Latino Voter Tracking Poll
Latino Decisions conducts a weekly tracking poll of Latino registered voters across the U.S. Every Monday, we report one week of new data on Latino views towards issues, politics, and…
Will Latinos abandon the Democrats if immigration reform fails?
According to new polling data from Latino Decisions, immigration reform remains a top priority for Latino voters, and failure to pass a bill could hurt Democrats standing with the Latino…
Poll results show high demand for immigration reform before Nov 2010
New results released today by a Latino Decisions national survey of Hispanic registered voters finds continued high support for comprehensive immigration reform, and Latinos expect this to happen before the…
Latest Latino Decisions poll reviewed by West Wing staff; Senator Harry Reid
Latino Decisions survey data continue to have influence at the highest level, being read and discussed in the West Wing conference room, and by senate majority leader Harry Reid. The…
Latino voters show massive support for health care reform – including public option
A new poll of Latino/Hispanic registered voters finds widespread consensus about the importance of health care reform and significant support for robust efforts in this direction. The poll, commissioned by…
The Latino Electorate at 100 Days: Obama Popular, but want to see action on immigration
Action on immigration this year is identified as “extremely important” by 51% of Latino registered voters polled on the occasion of the President’s 100th day in office. This compares with…
Record Latino voter turnout in 2008 helps Obama win key battleground states
This November 4th Latinos turned out in record numbers with an estimated 10.2 million Latino voters casting ballots in the Presidential Election. This marked a significant increase from the 7.6…
National Poll Shows That Latino Voters Favor Obama Over McCain
Latino voters favor Obama over McCain, according to Latino Decisions Poll. A new national survey of Latino voters shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with a nearly 3-to-1 advantage over…