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Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:36 PM Feb 2020

Florida Democrats blast Sanders' Castro comments

Democratic leaders in Florida are condemning their party’s presidential frontrunner, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, for his comments about former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, in a potential preview of the uncomfortable relationship Sanders and state Democrats might have during a general election battle against President Trump.

“The conventional wisdom and Florida’s voting history suggests Sanders’ embrace of socialism is not going to get him a majority of voters here in Florida,” said Aubrey Jewett, political science professor at the University of Central Florida, citing Andrew Gillum’s loss in the 2018 governor’s race to Trump ally Gov. Ron DeSantis. “And for Democratic candidates down-ticket, a lot of them could say, ‘We’ve got to separate ourselves from the guy at the top.’”

The firestorm over Sanders’ comments on “60 Minutes” on Sunday night fueled fears from Florida Democrats that a Sanders candidacy would damage their chances of winning the state in November by alienating Hispanics, a key constituency.

“As the first South American immigrant member of Congress who proudly represents thousands of Cuban Americans, I find Senator Bernie Sanders’ comments on Castro’s Cuba absolutely unacceptable,” said U.S. Rep. Debbie Murcasel-Powell, D-Miami, in a tweet. Her fellow South Florida Democrat, U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Miami, also tweeted, “I'm hoping that in the future, Senator Sanders will take time to speak to some of my constituents before he decides to sing the praises of a murderous tyrant like Fidel Castro.”

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/os-ne-bernie-sanders-florida-chances-20200224-elmhdbga3vavvjog5rpo5gvl6m-story.html

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Florida Democrats blast Sanders' Castro comments (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 OP
oh phooey they are just downticket establishment dems, who cares what they think or if they msongs Feb 2020 #1
what a missed opportunity. mopinko Feb 2020 #2
Exaclty.. but no. Good point about the Cha Feb 2020 #3
 

msongs

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1. oh phooey they are just downticket establishment dems, who cares what they think or if they
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:39 PM
Feb 2020

get re-elected nt

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mopinko

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2. what a missed opportunity.
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:42 PM
Feb 2020

bernie could have promised to return to obama's cuba advances, and his historical perspective could have moved things forward even more.

but no.

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Cha

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3. Exaclty.. but no. Good point about the
Tue Feb 25, 2020, 05:12 AM
Feb 2020

missed opportunity.

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