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Fwd: Polls Regarding U.S.-Cuba Policy

From:lukealbee@gmail.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-06-10 18:13 Subject: Fwd: Polls Regarding U.S.-Cuba Policy

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>