Republicans overreached on abortion ban and are seeing erosion of Latino support, Democrat pollster

[Demovictory9]

A pollster projects a record Latino turnout in the November elections with Democrats performing as they did in blue-wave election years.


Republicans, not Democrats, are experiencing greater erosion of Latino voter support, in part because of the overturning of the landmark ruling that made abortion legal, a Democratic pollster said Wednesday.

Fernand Amandi, a principal with Bendixen & Amandi, said in the key states of Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania — which have competitive gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races this year — Latinos favor keeping abortion legal by large margins: by 30 points in Arizona, 40 in Nevada and 41 points in Pennsylvania.

Those numbers are "signs that to me suggest Republicans overreached badly and are alienating the Hispanic vote," Amandi said.

He emphasized, though, that Florida presents a different scenario.

"Florida is a problem a lot of people should be concerned about if they want to see Democrats do well. There is an erosion problem in Florida. We have lost tremendous ground in Florida. However, I do not necessarily see Florida-type reversals in the other states," he said.

Amandi said if the performance of Latino voters with Barack Obama in 2012 — when he got 70% of the Latino vote — is used as the measuring stick, there has been erosion for Democrats at the presidential level.

But he said his recent polling shows that it would be exaggerated to speak of a demise of the Hispanic votes with the Democratic Party.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/republicans-overreached-abortion-ban-are-seeing-erosion-latino-support-rcna43624

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. Due to Republican policies, Florida will soon be reduced to its panhandle. Hello sea level rise.

Roe, Roe, Roe your vote
against theocracy!
Republicans revoke your rights
and kill democracy!

[ananda]

5. Yeah, I was gonna say a lot of Florida will soon be under water anyway.

....

[3Hotdogs]

2. That's something I will never understand. A true blooded Republican will never welcome Latinos.

In their heads, Latinos ain't white. Do they think The Wall's construction, included an elevator to help them cross the river.

[calimary]

14. To them, Latinos are merely "the help."

Glad the numbers are moving OUR way!

It’s about time. Republicans aren’t into advancing ANYONE’S interests except white people. Specifically male white people.

[mopinko]

3. fox poll yesterday showed a 28 point dem shift among dads.

i was already saying i smelled a wave, cuz the soccer moms are pissed.
but if 1/3 of dads are pissed? maybe i should start saying it's gonna be a wildfire.

[ananda]

6. That's good news.

I don't expect that very many dads relish the prospect
of being single parents or living without their wives.

[mopinko]

7. not all of them have little kids.

plenty of dads of fertile young people out there.

[ananda]

17. Yes, daughters too.

Thanks

[Bev54]

12. I read somewhere yesterday, I didn't take note of where, but that the dems have

increased support in every demographic. That is good news.

[bullwinkle428]

4. Wait a minute - RWers have been trying to tell me for decades that Latinos

are very "socially conservative", and as a result, tend to vote for anti-abortion candidates. I guess the reality of the situation tends to open the eyes of many who've only thought in hypothetical terms back in the day.

[lark]

8. Think they screwed up bigly!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Probably because most Latinos are Catholics.

However a lot of Catholics don't follow Catholic doctrine to the letter when it comes to issues like abortion and lgtbq rights.

[Demsrule86]

13. We are a nation of 'Cafeteria Catholics' and many do not wish to see Roe destroyed.

[Elessar Zappa]

16. Yes.

My grandma goes to the Catholic Church weekly but she believes in abortion and lgbtq rights.

[calimary]

15. Yep. I know one.

I see her every time I look in the mirror.

[peppertree]

18. Also because many come from countries where abortion's still (or was, until recently) VERY illegal

Many Latinos have heard horror stories from their mamás, abuelas, etc. about what they had to go through to obtain abortion care - even in cases of rape or where their own health was at stake.

And not only how hard it was - but the sheer terror of knowing that, at any time, someone could've said something that might lead the police to them, even months after the fact.

[DinahMoeHum]

9. Well, when it's the health of their wives and daughters at stake. . .

. . .they're asking whether the GOP really has their interests at heart.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

11. I love when repukes commit political seppuku.

it's fun to watch.