In Arizona, Clinton led Trump among Hispanics 70 percent to 18 percent; in Colorado she led 72 percent to 17 percent; in North Carolina, she led 73 percent to 14 percent; and in Nevada, she led 70 percent to 14 percent.
Trump’s numbers weren’t much better in Florida, where there is a sizable bloc of conservative Hispanics (Clinton led 62 percent to 27 percent) or in Ohio and Virginia, where she led 61 percent to 22 percent and 67 percent to 19 percent, respectively.
All of these states are crucial to Trump’s ability to win the presidency, and if he can’t reverse this trend, beating Clinton could be near impossible — unless there is a drop off in Hispanic turnout compared to four years ago.
That doesn’t appear likely at this point, said a senior analyst for Latino Decisions, the firm that conducted the poll on behalf of America’s Voice, a liberal group that supports comprehensive immigration reform and the legalization of illegal immigrants.
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