Justice Sonia Sotomayor famously extolled the virtue of a “wise Latina” back in 2009, and if she was right, recent polling numbers should give Romney more news to sweat over.
According to the most recent impreMedia/Latino Decisions tracking poll, 74 percent of Latina voters plan to vote for the president, compared to 21 percent of Latina voters who’ll vote for Governor Romney.
As Sylvia Manzano writes for Latino Decisions:
“The impreMedia/Latino Decisions tracking poll data show very clearly that Hispanic women are very opposed to Mitt Romney and the Republican party image right now. Romney’s favorability is 27% among Latino men and just 22% among Latinas, while Republicans in Congress are seen favorably by 29% of men, but just 20% of women in the Latino community. Looking towards the vote in the U.S. House, 68% of Latinas say they will vote Democrat compared to 59% of Latino men.”
Manzano provides a few reasons for the wide margin of Latina support for the president: the harsh immigration rhetoric from Romney and the GOP; the Dems’ positive stance toward women; the female (correct) perception that issues like the economy, jobs, immigration and health care are interconnected; and widespread Latina support for the DREAM Act.
Considering that Romney trails the president among women and Latinos, that Latina voters approve of the president by such a wide margin should come as no surprise to anyone. Still, it underscores the narrow coalition of voters Romney has come to rely on in his steep uphill battle to win the White House.
This year the GOP’s hoping that mami isn’t always right.
About Hector Luis Alamo, Jr.
Sorry, I can’t vote for Obama who has the record of deporting more Latinos than any other history of Presidents (yes, even Bush)! Bush was aweful in starting the bailout, but Obama was even worse for continuing this trend. I’m a Latina, and I consider myself to be wise NOT to vote for Obama who has promised much and has come out VERY short. Luis Gutierrez was right in calling him out for ALL the things he promised and didn’t deliver. Obama’s record shows the proof of what he has done on the immigration issue.
wise indeed
I wonder how many of those really don’t like Romney just because he has an (R) in front of his name. You know, because latinos are “supposed” to be Democrats for the most part. And in this country, we are obsessed with parties and fail to look at the individual person.
Including Me
Hes a dumb pile of brain…yuk yuk
Why would some Latinas support Romney? Obama and the state are the providers for many Latinas and who are they gonna turn to get their abortions and entitlements? Not in my family -the Latinas there don’t like Obama nor they want to belong to his plantation of dependency.
he just individualy sucks, parties aside he is jus not a genuine person and what he stands for is def not what i stand for bottom line.
Don’t believe all the polls, even if more Latinas see the Democrat party as sugar daddy, there is still a large percentage that don’t want anything to do with Obammy.
Any women who do not want to turn back in time a be stripped of the rights we have struggled so hard to obtain thus far should not support his ideologies.
I am a latina and voting for Romney. Tired of Obama’s lies and deception. Obama’s socialist agenda is taking us to a Venezuela’s type of government. I came to this country because of its freedoms and liberty. Obama is interested in destroying our constitution. Watch Obama 2016 it will open your eyes.
oh hell no..” providers for latina’s” u done lost your mind! the only 1 that supports this latina is ME!! #idots
I think people don’t like Romney because of the policies he backs and the fact that he pretty much dismisses half of the population as lazy socialists. He does not stand up for Women’s rights and in general comes off like a slimeball. If people were as partisan as the Richard says then why have we had so many Republican Presidents. Clearly some candidates manage to capture the vote from all backgrounds.
Forget the “R”… as a person he just blows.
Go to fox and promote that bullshit!
In this Obama 2016 movie…is Obama secretly videotaped talking mierda about 46% of Americans? Just curious.
Lucy, some folks don’t get it. They have this entitlement mentality that will deplete our already over burdened nation. It’s really a Democrat war on women making them dependent on the Democrat party.
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What Romney said about the 47% is absolutely correct!
Mario, I am at loss of words at your comments “abortion and entitlements” ?!??! I truly feel sorry for the women in your family.
Ppl should be left to die from hunger, right?! NO! they shouldnt.
How can any woman vote for Romney? thats just ludacris to me with their anti women agenda wake up!
Love how people just assume that if Romney gets into office that all his positions and views become law. You do know that they pass laws in both houses and that’s how it’s done. So those screaming abortion rights or entitlements or what not, it’;s up to your reps to vote for it too. And don’t assume that campaign talk is presidential talk.
Thats right WISE LATINAS!! If you cant respect and understand where I am coming from, how can you represent me. Especially, after Romneys comment of it being an easier race is he had Mexican parents. That was uncall for! And if you want EASY, you should be running for President. What do you think it will be a walk in the park? Now I am not saying I agree with Obama on everything either. But Romney’s colors are truely showing now and I dont like them!
Yes clearly being white has held him down in life. If only he had been born Mexican…. Wrong on so many levels.
I am NOT pro abortion.. but I want to have the option… Romney WILL NOT choose for me!
“My dad, as you probably know, was the governor of Michigan and was the head of a car company. But he was born in Mexico… and had he been born of, uh, Mexican parents, I’d have a better shot at winning this. But he was unfortunately born to Americans living in Mexico. He lived there for a number of years. I mean, I say that jokingly, but it would be helpful to be Latino.”
He is very correct – if he was really of Mexican “Latino” parents ALL the Latinos would vote for him out of some kinship issue, like the majority of blacks and Latinos voted for Obama. He is an Anglo who had a father born in Mexico – I don’t think Mexicans or Latinos, especially those that practice reverse racism towards whites would be interested in one who wasn’t of their own “blood”. He said nothing wrong. You have to look at all of what he said, and not take it out of context like the whole Obama loving media is doing.