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California Governor in Trouble With Latinos
A new poll of California Latinos shows a deep dislike of Governor Schwarzenegger. In this poll of 600 Spanish-dominant likely voters, the governor has higher disapproval ratings than President Bush, and is losing to his opponent Phil Angelides by 64 percent to 21 percent. Spanish-dominant Latino voters make up about 10 percent of the California electorate, with all Latinos now representing about 18 percent of the electorate as a whole.
These results are consistent with national polls showing a dramatic erosion of support for Republicans in the Hispanic community. In a recent NDN political fund survey, for example, Republicans trailed Democrats 23 percent to 59 percent with Spanish-speaking Latino voters, a dramatic drop for a group that gave at least 40 percent of their vote to President Bush in 2004.
“Despite being an immigrant himself, Governor Schwarzenegger has completely lost the faith of Latino immigrant voters,” said Steve Phillips, President of PowerPAC. “The depth of dislike for the governor in this increasingly influential community will not be easily reversed and spells trouble for the Republican Party in California for a long time to come.”
“The immigration debate this year has turned Latinos across the nation against Republicans,” adds Joe Garcia, Director of NDN’s Hispanic Strategy Center. “But here in California, if there is a close election, this deep and intense dislike of the current governor, if tapped into, could be the key to electing a new governor.”
The poll, conducted by Bendixen & Associates on behalf of PowerPAC and the NDN Political Fund, suveyed likely Hispanic voters in three counties in Southern California, Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego, that are more Republican than other parts of the state.
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“Despite being an immigrant himself, Governor Schwarzenegger has completely lost the faith of Latino immigrant voters,” said Steve Phillips, President of PowerPAC. “The depth of dislike for the governor in this increasingly influential community will not be easily reversed and spells trouble for the Republican Party in California for a long time to come.”
“The immigration debate this year has turned Latinos across the nation against Republicans,” adds Joe Garcia, Director of NDN’s Hispanic Strategy Center. “But here in California, if there is a close election, this deep and intense dislike of the current governor, if tapped into, could be the key to electing a new governor.”
The poll, conducted by Bendixen & Associates on behalf of PowerPAC and the NDN Political Fund, suveyed likely Hispanic voters in three counties in Southern California, Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego, that are more Republican than other parts of the state.
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http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b0b8db68c1206ec383f80730de8f4dec
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