Hispanic voters in Florida and across the country give exceedingly high marks to President Barack Obama and overwhelmingly favor his re-election.
The findings come from a Fox News Latino/Latin Insights poll released Monday. But the poll also showed that in Florida and elsewhere, Hispanic support for Obama dips if the eventual Republican nominee picks U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for vice president.
Rubio, a telegenic presence with strong tea party support, is at the top of virtually every pundit's list of likely vice presidential candidates. The freshman Cuban-American senator from South Florida repeatedly has said he doesn't expect he'll be on the ticket, but that's de rigueur. According to custom, potential vice presidential candidates can't act as if they want the job.
Almost one-quarter of U.S. Hispanic voters polled said they would be more willing to vote for a Republican if Rubio was on the ticket. The number rose to almost four in 10 Florida Hispanics.
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Florida, which has a 22.5 percent Hispanic population, is the biggest swing state in November, awarding 29 electoral votes, more than 10 percent of the 270 needed to win the presidency. READ MORE
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