When I said "Cubans in Florida" I was sloppily referring to the TOTAL HISPANIC vote in Florida.
And, the Cubans combined with the other Hispanic voters added up to around 55 percent.
Do you have combined numbers in addition to Cuban Americans being around 77 percent in 2004?
And, did Bush's policy towards Cuba have anything to do with his drop in popularity?
Cubans used to make up 80% of the Florida Hispanic vote so the "Cuban vote" and the "Hispanic vote" was pretty close. Now Cubans only make up 60% of the Florida Hispanic vote.
There goes the neighborhood. :-)
Do you have combined numbers in addition to Cuban Americans being around 77 percent in 2004?
In 2004, Bush received 56% of the Hispanic vote in Florida
And, did Bush's policy towards Cuba have anything to do with his drop in popularity?
I live in the Puget Sound area now so I am out of touch with the latest in Cuban politics.
I think that the 77% level is the new baseline as younger Cubans are old enough to vote and express youthful rebellion by ....gasp.....voting Democrat.
In my day, you might as well have told your parents that you were gay and have gotten a less shocked response.
In 2000, because of the Elian fiasco, the parents were able to do an "I told you so" on the younger generation and the Republican numbers went back above 80%.