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24. Mmm, Nixon won Florida in 1960 and HW Bush took it in 1992

Wed Sep 9, 2020, 07:42 AM

Sep 2020

Winning FL would pretty much guarantee a Biden win but thanks to the moves of NV, CO, and VA away from the Republican Party it’s not the must win state it was 20 years ago.

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FLORIDA HISPANIC VOTERS [View all] Light63 Sep 2020 OP

Trump was the caudillo they fled from. Retweet this over and over in FL! OrlandoDem2 Sep 2020 #1

Mmm, Nixon won Florida in 1960 and HW Bush took it in 1992 Rstrstx Sep 2020 #24

I don't understand this vercetti2021 Sep 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Ilsa Sep 2020 #3

A friend from Florida said the older Cuban Americans likely Ilsa Sep 2020 #5

So they can't see Trump as one? vercetti2021 Sep 2020 #6

For some reason, they don't see those signs. nt Ilsa Sep 2020 #8

What the fuck? vercetti2021 Sep 2020 #9

That is what the polls indicate, though even among non-Cuban Latinos, Hillary did better than Biden still_one Sep 2020 #11

It's not just cuban hispanics turned off by socialism. it's others also. Latin countries have JI7 Sep 2020 #13

That is why I noted that Hillary polled better than Biden among non-Cuban Latinos still_one Sep 2020 #16

Yes, I think her mother's immigration story and how that influenced Harris JI7 Sep 2020 #20

Excellent point. Her history is the ideal American dream, and I agree with your assessment still_one Sep 2020 #23

Biden is still ahead though with non-Cuban latinx. brush Sep 2020 #29

Yes, but significantly lower than Hillary did in 2016 still_one Sep 2020 #30

I think that needs to be the plan: show Ilsa Sep 2020 #14

Yes, especially Florida because of a significant older population, but it also carries well still_one Sep 2020 #17

Granular messaging, few people are politicos WE HAVE TO REACH THAT SPECIFIC POPULOUS 1 at a time uponit7771 Sep 2020 #39

Florida Hispanics are not one bloc of voters csziggy Sep 2020 #48

Wasn't Cuba more authoritarian than communist? Buckeyeblue Sep 2020 #4

In Miami Dade Biden leads among non-Cuba Hispanics, and loses among Cuban Hispanics still_one Sep 2020 #7

Morning Joe has been discussing it in the first hour. IF TRUE, someone needs to be fired for the OnDoutside Sep 2020 #10

How is Biden not more popular with the Puerto Rican community? He's supported statehood. dem4decades Sep 2020 #19

His campaign need to go find and register them. They have known this since the Midterms. OnDoutside Sep 2020 #44

Winning Florida is not as important now as it once was, what with... brush Sep 2020 #31

There's a big net positive amount of Puerto Ricans who would vote Dem in November. It is not a OnDoutside Sep 2020 #45

Many Cubans hate the party's ideology for religious reasons BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #37

I agree, but there are a lot of other Hispanic voters who are a lot easier to get, IF you ask for OnDoutside Sep 2020 #46

Andrew Gillum and a bunch of other Democrats lost there in 2018 . The socalist bs doesn't work there JI7 Sep 2020 #12

Who is "Hilary"? obamanut2012 Sep 2020 #15

From what I've been seeing . . . Iliyah Sep 2020 #18

Because Biden does better with White Voters than Hillary did . So that's another area we need JI7 Sep 2020 #22

Spanish media propaganda arlyellowdog Sep 2020 #21

Sounds like a good idea! NT. andym Sep 2020 #43

this makes me sad Nikki28 Sep 2020 #25

I don't get this at all. Trump is more like Castro than anything else. Vinca Sep 2020 #26

Kamala Harris to campaign in Miami on Thursday PunkinPi Sep 2020 #27

They have $300M Rice4VP Sep 2020 #34

The plane idea is dumb BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #38

Biden and Harris ellie Sep 2020 #42

Many older Cuban Americans will vote for Trump, much like many white, working class, rural sop Sep 2020 #28

And people from Venezuela lean toward Trump. mecherosegarden Sep 2020 #32

Puerto Ricans vote overwhelmingly Dem obamanut2012 Sep 2020 #33

Please don't neglect the truth, Florida. Kid Berwyn Sep 2020 #35

They were the capitalist class in their countries when they fled theirs Le Roi de Pot Sep 2020 #36

Not all -- some were fleeing criminal narcotics organizations and criminal gangs Klaralven Sep 2020 #41

Castro was a dictator tavernier Sep 2020 #40

I'm not hopeful about FL edhopper Sep 2020 #47