The man who began the wiping out of the Indigenous populations of the Americas is more popular among Hispanics than America’s two top Democrats.
According to a poll released Monday, Christopher Columbus has a much higher favorability rating among the U.S. Hispanic population than President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
The poll conducted by WPA Intelligence for the nonprofit group Bienvenidoshowed Columbus with a net approval rating of +29.
🚨NEW POLL🚨
— Bienvenido (@bienvenido_us) October 10, 2022
We partnered with @WPAIntel to conduct a national poll of Hispanics and asked them their views of Christopher Columbus and others.
Hispanics like Columbus much more than Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Fav/Unfav
Columbus: 53/24, +29
Biden: 49/42, +7
Harris: 45/41, +4 pic.twitter.com/Nexkl8v6vg
The explorer from Genoa whose 1492 voyage to the West Indies began European colonization and domination of the Americas was viewed favorably by 53% of Hispanics, versus just 24% who viewed him unfavorably.
Both Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris were viewed favorably in net by Hispanics, but by significantly slimmer margins. Mr. Biden had a net rating of +7 (49% favorable; 42% unfavorable), and Ms. Harris of +4 (45% favorable; 41% unfavorable).
Those numbers — far below Columbus’ popularity though they are — are still better than Mr. Biden’s recent survey numbers with other U.S. ethnic groups.
The survey of 1,086 U.S. Hispanics was taken Oct. 4-6.
The poll was released on Columbus Day, which is viewed in some liberal and leftist quarters as a celebration of conquest and genocide.
Indeed, the Indians of North and South America suffered a catastrophic demographic collapse after the arrival of Europeans in the New World, led by Spain, Portugal and Britain — significantly from conquest and violence, but also from disease.
• Victor Morton can be reached at vmorton@washingtontimes.com.
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