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To: shiva
No, of course she's not listening! LOL...but, your comment is right on the money:

Check out this excerpt from another article today - click here:

Election 2002: Hispanics, growing in electoral clout, weigh gubernatorial candidates

Sunday, August 4, 2002

By MIREIDY FERNANDEZ, mmfernandez@naplesnews.com

Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno must overcome her handling of the Elian Gonzalez affair and other controversies still fresh in the minds of Florida voters if she wants to unseat Gov. Jeb Bush this election, some political observers say.

While Southwest Florida's Republican and Democratic leaders tout the differences between Bush and the Democratic front-runner Reno, both agree on one issue: Hispanics will play a crucial role in this year's gubernatorial race.

"The Hispanic vote is one of the most important voter blocs in the state of Florida," said Todd Harris, a Bush re-election campaign spokesman. "They are the fastest-growing demographics in the population and their vote can often make or break a campaign."

Nicole Harburger, Reno's campaign spokeswoman in Miami-Dade County, said Hispanic voters across the state have a lot at stake this election year.

"The Hispanic vote is a very important segment for us," she said. "We have a lot of registered Hispanic Democrats in central Florida and other areas and we're targeting those Hispanics." ....

8 posted on 08/04/2002 12:40:37 PM PDT by summer
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To: SpookBrat; Elkiejg; floriduh voter; Frances_Marion; gatorman; livius; Amore; seekthetruth; ...
FYI! :)
9 posted on 08/04/2002 12:41:46 PM PDT by summer
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