With falling approval, Obama loses Latino support

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August’s Gallup poll numbers showed that 41 percent of American adults approve of the way Obama is currently handling his job,  an all-time low  for the President.  And some of the most significant declines in approval come from Latino voters – a group that was formerly solidly supportive of the President. We’re speaking with Gustavo Arellano, staff writer at the  alternative  newspaper OC Weekly, contributing editor at the Los Angeles Times, and author of the  syndicated  column ” ¡Ask a Mexican!”

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