USA TODAY/Gallup Poll: Latinos strongly backing Obama

[Rosanna Lopez]

10. Cubans in Florida

I would assume that the Latino number for Florida includes the Cubans. That probably explains why Florida is Romney's highest number compared to the Latino number in the other states above. Many Cubans in Florida are Republican, and that's why Obama doesn't have the lead there that he does in other states.

I'm not really that acquainted with the Cuban community in Florida since I'm a Latino Californian. I know more about the Latino communities in California, Nevada, Colorado, Texas, New York etc. than I do about Florida. The Republican obsession with Fidel Castro is one of the reasons their support among Cubans has remained so high, but I did recently read an article that the younger generation of Cubans are becoming less fixated on Castro, the Bay of Pigs, all the problems going back to the 60's etc. and are becoming more Independent and less Republican, so perhaps there will be changes in the years ahead post-Castro.