Let’s see if the media finally gets the message. I applaud Olbermann for his acknowledgement of this key number in the poll NBC released. For those who don’t know, an NBC News / WallStreet Journal Poll conducted from June 6th thru June 9th was released today, and the results are in line with the Gallup daily tracking polls and the Rasmussen Report Daily tracking polls. A full bump may not be accounted for either since half the polling was done before the official concession by Senator Clinton. The big overall number is Obama beating McCain by 6%, the big number within that that interest me and my website...
Hispanic Vote
Obama 62%
McCain 28%
crossposted on my site, www.ourhispanicvoices.com
From MSNBC
Obama leads McCain among African Americans (83-7 percent), Hispanics (62-28), women (52-33), Catholics (47-40), independents (41-36) and even blue-collar workers (47-42). Obama is also ahead among those who said they voted for Clinton in the Democratic primaries (61-19)
Here is the sampling pdf and here is the story MSNBC has on their site. This number is almost identical to the LA Times Piece that was brought to my attention a few days ago.
A new Gallup Poll summary of surveys taken in May shows Obama winning 62% of Latino registered voters nationwide, compared with just 29% for McCain. Others have found a wide gap as well. The pro-Democratic group Democracy Corps compiled surveys from March through May that showed Obama with a 19-point lead among Latinos. And a Times poll published last month showed Obama leading McCain among California Latinos by 14 points.
Republicans say McCain's numbers among Latinos at the moment are disappointing -- far below the goals set by a campaign that has long believed McCain could challenge the traditional Democratic dominance of the Latino electorate.
McCain is running behind in the demographic even by Republican standards. If we look past the crap 44% that the flawed exit polls say Bush got (for the record there is no way he got 44% please read this if you have any doubts,) Bush actually pulled in the 30's, probably mid to upper 30's in 2004, the same he pulled in 2000. Others before him have reached the 30's as well, but in 2006 Republicans only pulled numbers in the 20's. When it comes down to it, I'd place my money on McCain pulling in the low 30's as others have traditionally in a presidential election year. If it was another mid-term, I'd bet 20's. Either way, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, McCain has the Hispanic problem, not Obama.