Re: Polls Regarding U.S.-Cuba Policy

From:john.podesta@gmail.com To: lukealbee@gmail.com Date: 2015-06-10 18:29 Subject: Re: Polls Regarding U.S.-Cuba Policy

I like your idea and have begun a conversation about it in the campaign. On Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Luke Albee <lukealbee@gmail.com> wrote: > John -- here is some polling stuff on Cuba, including one done by Joel > Benenson. Having just been to Miami to help launch a PAC, I know the earth > has moved dramatically on this, especially among young Republicans . And I > think the idea that Rubio is presenting himself as a guy of the future, but > hugs this policy rooted in the Cold War, rally clangs. And he gets tied in > knots when he tries to explain why Cuba and China are different. > > And I have people here who know all the players and can help if this is > something you guys want to seriously consider. > > I will ding you Tuesday on our launch in case your plans change. Luke > > > > Polls Regarding U.S.-Cuba Policy: > ____________________________________________ > > Beyond the Beltway Insights > <http://beltway.bsgco.com/content/us-cuba-policy> (2015): > > > - 64% of all voters support ending the embargo > - 51% of Republicans support ending the embargo > - 72% of all voters support expanding travel and trade by Americans > and having direct diplomacy with Cuba > - Republicans under the age of 50 strongly support trade, travel and > diplomacy and 64% of this subgroup believes that recent policy changes are > in the best interests of the US and Cuban people > - Among embargo supporters, 44% believe that expanding travel and > trade is more likely to improve human rights in Cuba > > > MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist > <http://www.telemundo.com/sites/nbcutelemundo/files/styles/campaign/EMBARGOED_RELEASE_MSNBC_Telemundo_Marist_Poll_National_Annotated_Questionnaire_April_2015.pdf>(April > 2015): > > > - A majority of Americans, 59%, including 56% of Latinos, approves of > the recent decision for the United States to provide diplomatic recognition > of Cuba. > > > Univision Noticias/Fusion/Washington Post > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/cuba-poll-2015/> (April > 2015): > > > - 97% of Cubans on the island said normalizing relations would be good > for their country. > - 96% of Cubans favor an end of the embargo. > > > YouGov/Airbnb > <https://www.airbnb.com/press/news/vamonos-americans-can-t-wait-to-get-to-cuba> > (April 2015): > > - Between Jan. 1 and May 9, 2015, there was a 36 percent increase of > American visitors to Cuba. > - 30 percent of U.S. adults are planning or would consider a trip to > Cuba in the next two years. > - Millennials and Hispanic Americans are most attracted to travel in > Cuba, with over a third of 18 to 34 year olds considering a trip in the > next two years. > > > Atlantic Council > <http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/past-events/atlantic-council-poll-americans-want-new-relations-with-cuba> > (February 2014): > > > - A majority of the American people supported normalized relations > with Cuba. > - Survey respondents from the US Hispanic community supported broader > Cuban relations by 62 to 30 percent. > - Voting-age residents of Florida, a decisive swing state in recent > presidential elections, backed a policy change by 63 to 30 percent. > > > Additional polls that show support from a majority of Americans, > Cuban-Americans, and Cubans living in Cuba for ending the embargo : > > > - ABC News > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/12/23/poll-support-increases-for-lifting-cuba-embargo-travel-restrictions/> > - Florida International University > <https://cri.fiu.edu/research/cuba-poll/> > - Gallup <http://www.gallup.com/poll/1630/cuba.aspx> > - Bendixen & Amandi International > <http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/poll-cuban-americans-shift-in-favor-of-normalizing-u-s-cuba-relations-20150402> > > > >