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FBaggins

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8. Exactly. And of those 17%...

Reply to Shipwack (Reply #2)

Fri May 26, 2023, 07:39 AM

May 2023

... since the ones he's talking to have to be voters and therefore US citizens...

Why would he assume that people who left Mexico to come to the US (or whose parents did) would care what his opinion is?

I'd be worried that it would have the contrary effect.

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Mexican president tells Florida Hispanics: Don't give 'one single vote' to DeSantis [View all] jgo May 2023 OP

58%? For that asshat? C Moon May 2023 #1

I'm not sure he has much sway over a large portion of Hispanics there... Shipwack May 2023 #2

I have a brother in riversedge May 2023 #3

Exactly. And of those 17%... FBaggins May 2023 #8

Not a large portion, but some will. Most Cuban-Ams are white, Hortensis May 2023 #14

Why stop with DeSantis? Trump has been just as awful. Karadeniz May 2023 #4

As they are tied together with a knot of fascism, that's implied! Alexander Of Assyria May 2023 #12

It's the same reason a lot of MAGAts support Republicans and Trump Jarqui May 2023 #5

Pun Intended: Mexican Hispanics can "trump" Cuban Hispanics? no_hypocrisy May 2023 #6

How many Hispanics who are US citizens *care* about what the president of Mexico wants? FBaggins May 2023 #7

We'll wait and see. Baitball Blogger May 2023 #10

Yes. About time leaders of the world spoke about American fascism. Alexander Of Assyria May 2023 #11

Muchisimas gracias, Presidente Obrador. Baitball Blogger May 2023 #9

You know you're an asshole, Bayard May 2023 #13

you forget nutty yahoo and orban really loved trump dembotoz May 2023 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2023 #16

I wonder if a poorly funded education system might be one.of the reasons we see so many cstanleytech May 2023 #17

GOP has done tons of Spanish language radio in Florida IronLionZion May 2023 #18

I suspect that 'machismo' has something to do with it. OldBaldy1701E May 2023 #19

Kick AKwannabe May 2023 #20