Florida’s Latinos to Pick the Next US President?

“Although Latinos traditionally vote Democratic by significant margins, Cuban-Americans usually go the other way and vote overwhelmingly for the GOP. Since George W. Bush became president by carrying Florida with little more than 500 votes in 2000, the increasing non-Cuban Latino population of the state is being carefully watched by both major parties. The demographic changes are likely to have a serious impact on this year’s presidential election.

Cubans used to be the largest ethnic group among Florida’s Latinos, but now are only one third of the 2.6 mil. Hispanics in the Sunshine State. They have historically voted Republican because of the GOP policy of taking a strong stand against the much-hated Castro.”

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