Poll of battleground states finds Hillary Clinton routing Donald Trump among Latinos
LOS ANGELES _ Those attempts to court Latino voters appear to be faltering for Donald Trump.
A Univision poll of Latino voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Nevada released Tuesday shows Hillary Clinton trouncing the Republican nominee among this critical voting bloc.
In Florida, Trump trails Clinton by 24 percentage points _ the closest margin out of the four states. Clinton leads Trump 68 percent to 18 percent in Arizona, 65 percent to 19 percent in Nevada and 62 percent to 17 percent in Colorado.
Florida, Colorado and Nevada are three battleground states where Latinos are likely to make up more than 10 percent of the electorate this year.
Trump's invective this election cycle _ he denounced Mexicans as "rapists" and drug runners in his first campaign speech _ has hindered his standing with Latinos.
Throughout the Republican primary, Trump insisted that anyone in the country illegally would be deported under his administration. He also questioned the constitutional guarantee of U.S. citizenship to anybody born here.
_ Los Angeles Times
