US Presidential Elections: Hispanics back Obama over Romney on policy says Poll

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Hispanics favour President Barack Obama’s policies over those of Republican rival Mitt Romney by large margins but many in the fast-growing voter group are still undecided on issues more than six months ahead of the presidential election.

Hispanics also feel the Democratic Party better serves the needs of most Americans than the Republican Party, which bodes poorly for Romney and members of his party running in congressional and state elections.

Latinos clearly backed Obama over Romney on seven out of eight issues, from immigration to social security, in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday. The two were in a statistical tie in the eighth area: the economy.

Thirty-three percent of Hispanics felt Obama has a better policy, plan or approach on immigration, compared to 14 percent for Romney who was criticized by Latinos for suggesting illegal immigrants should “self-deport” themselves.

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