Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:38 AM

kpete (38,868 posts)

Cuban-Americans Move Left

Source: Wall Street Journal

Cuban-Americans Move Left

BY ARIAN CAMPO-FLORES

MIAMI—Like many Cuban-Americans here, Mark Blanco says he grew up in a strictly Republican family that revered Ronald Reagan and reliably voted for GOP candidates every election.

So he says his grandfather fumed when Mr. Blanco told him he was casting a ballot for President Barack Obama on Election Day. "He was very heated and red in the face," said Mr. Blanco, 33 years old. "He thinks Obama is a socialist."

The president captured 48% of the Cuban-American vote in Florida—a record high for a Democrat, according to an exit poll by Bendixen & Amandi International, Mr. Obama's Hispanic polling ...

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324073504578107412795405272.html

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10 replies	Author	Time	Post
Cuban-Americans Move Left (Original post)	kpete	Nov 2012	OP
It Will Be Interesting If The GOP Tries To Scapegoat Immigrants Again In 2014	TomCADem	Nov 2012	#1
"They calculate that Hispanics will not turnout during these years. "	DCKit	Nov 2012	#2
Thank you..	Grins	Nov 2012	#3
As it is, you can't read the entire article. . .	DinahMoeHum	Nov 2012	#4
I've waited so long for this	Sarah Ibarruri	Nov 2012	#5
I wonder if some of this has to do with...	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#6
Oh noes! Republicans losing the Cuban American vote.....	yellowcanine	Nov 2012	#7
Nice. And they'll turn reliably dem once the Cuban embargo is lifted.	Politicub	Nov 2012	#8
My dad is Cuban American	losangeleslibker	Nov 2012	#9
The sooner, the better. It's time South Florida joins the U.S. n/t	Judi Lynn	Nov 2012	#10

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:48 AM

TomCADem (6,371 posts)

1. It Will Be Interesting If The GOP Tries To Scapegoat Immigrants Again In 2014

During the mid-terms, Republican Governors often cannot resist pandering to the racist vote in mid-term elections by blaming minorities for all that ails their State. They calculate that Hispanics will not turnout during these years.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:08 AM

DCKit (18,189 posts)

2. "They calculate that Hispanics will not turnout during these years. "

Unless they're pissed off. So let's not say a word and let it be a surprise.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:08 AM

Grins (690 posts)

3. Thank you..

Thank you for reading the Wall Street Journal so we don't have to.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:26 AM

DinahMoeHum (12,311 posts)

4. As it is, you can't read the entire article. . .

. . .unless you have a subscription. Fuck the WSJ.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:36 AM

Sarah Ibarruri (18,667 posts)

5. I've waited so long for this

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As a Spanish-Cuban, citizen of this country, I say ABOUT TIME Cubans change their tune!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:03 PM

SoapBox (5,799 posts)

6. I wonder if some of this has to do with...

a newer and younger generation of Cuban Americans?

They don't carry all the baggage of hatred, that maybe their parents or grandparents do/did of Castro.

And then there is the hatred here, of anyone of color, by the Pukes and Baggers.

I hope that it's a strong trend.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:37 PM

yellowcanine (24,444 posts)

7. Oh noes! Republicans losing the Cuban American vote.....

Now is the time to normalize relations with Cuba. Seize the moment.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:40 PM

Politicub (5,840 posts)

8. Nice. And they'll turn reliably dem once the Cuban embargo is lifted.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:25 PM

losangeleslibker (62 posts)

9. My dad is Cuban American

But he's a republican and he's still not changing any time soon. He was born in Cuba and grew up in Miami and here in LA. He actually was liberal when he went to UCLA in the early 70s too bad I can't change him back. But good for those Floridians. It keeps getting better for us dems.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:22 PM

Judi Lynn (77,557 posts)

10. The sooner, the better. It's time South Florida joins the U.S. n/t

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