The Hispanic Vote-The Deciding Factor

     To have a chance at winning a presidency you need a large percent of America's population and with roughly 54 million Hispanics taking up 17%  of that population, Donald Trump is facing a formidable foe. Leaders of powerful Latin american groups gathered for a meeting where they discussed who would be declined their support, Trump was among those denied. This is due to Trump's outlandish statements. He has vowed to deport 11 million Hispanic immigrants, all of which, he called rapists and murderers. It is said by many that there is no way to win a presidency without the Hispanic/Latino vote, and I has been shown throughout history with Romney and McCain who lost their Hispanic vote.

     The Hispanic population has been established in North America for over 400 years and has settled a root of power when they gained the ability to vote in 1965. 11% of today's eligible voters are of Hispanic/Latin ethnicity, an amount that could sway the end polls. In 2012, Obama won over 79% of the Hispanic vote, while Romney only had 27%, in he end results Obama won out by 3.9% Less than the whole of the Hispanic vote, If Romney had the Hispanic vote he could've won the election. The same goes for the preceding election with McCain, where Obama won out on the Hispanic vote. Having the Hispanic vote make or breaks the election for competing candidates. It's this revelation that altered how candidates rally voters and who they target for specific percentages.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/22/angered-by-trump-and-cruz-hispanic-conservatives-plan-unprecedented-meeting/
http://nypost.com/2015/10/26/only-11-percent-of-hispanics-like-trump-poll/
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/24/opinions/sanchez-hispanic-heritage-trump/