Hispanics may put Florida in play for Dems – For the first time, the number of Hispanic Democrats in the state is expected to exceed the number of Hispanic Republicans. From: politico.com
Tagged: Florida, voter registrationPosted on: May 5th, 2008
Democrats are poised this week to pass a crucial milestone in Florida:
For the first time, the number of Hispanic Democrats in the state is expected to exceed the number of Hispanic Republicans.
The Florida secretary of state is expected to release the month’s voter registration figures to the state Democratic and Republican parties. The last set of figures, released in April, showed a bare majority of 212 Republicans over Democrats among the state’s roughly 1.2 million voters who describe themselves as Hispanic on their official voter registration forms. In each month since the state started tracking Hispanic registration more than two years ago, Democrats have gained.”*
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