PBS, NPR Skip Their Own Poll Finding of 50% Latino Approval for Trump
By P.J. Gladnick
NewsBusters.org
January 19, 2019
Caleb Howe at Mediaite touted a finding in a new PBS/NPR/Marist poll that they weren’t promoting: “Shock Poll: Trump Gains 19 Points with Latino Voters During Border Wall Shutdown.”
Howe wrote “Trump may have suffered some among Republicans overall, but he saw a huge point gain in a different demographic breakdown, and an unexpected one by conventional wisdom.”
In early December, the poll had Trump’s approval rating among Latino adults at 31%.
The results from the poll released Thursday show the president’s job approval among Latino adults at 50%.
That is an astonishing 19 point swing. Prior results had less variance, with Latino approval numbers at 36% in their November 1st findings. It was 27% in the pollster’s mid-October survey.
The January poll was conducted during the government shutdown over border wall funding, most notably. So the big swing among Latinos was while Trump and Democrats faced off over funding for the wall.
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