WhatsAppBut Battleground’s new data shows there is lopsided opposition to Obama’s policies among many overlapping subgroups, including voters in states with close elections, swing-voters, “soft Dems,” low-income voters and voters with less likelihood of voting.
The Battleground results match data from other polls, which show strong opposition from all voters, swing-voters, many Hispanics, third-generation Hispanics and Democratic base voters. The polls that shows support for amnesty tend to be funded by industry groups that want to bring in more cheap professionals or blue-collar workers. (RELATED: Zuckerberg Pushes Skewed Amnesty Poll To GOP)
Thirty-two percent of 91 Latinos in the Battleground poll strongly opposed Obama’s immigration policies, while 19 percent strongly support him, matching evidence from other polls. Fifty-nine percent of Latinos approved of Obama’s job performance.
The 172 single childless women in the survey offered 24 percent strong opposition, and 29 percent strong support, along with 59 percent support for Obama’s job performance.
The 196 younger voters aged 18 to 34 divided 28 percent against, 23 percent for, even though 56 percent of that group gives him a positive job-performance rating.
The battleground data also showed that the 634 people who are extremely likely to vote split 51 percent negative to 18 percent positive on the issue.
The 243 “very likely” voters split 35 percent strong disapproval to 20 percent strong approval, and the 138 “somewhat likely” voters split 39 percent against, 15 percent for Obama’s policies.
