[RLK]

Without the votes of 500 Cubans in Miami, Owlgore would be president.

[FairOpinion]

"Without the votes of 500 Cubans in Miami, Owlgore would be president. "

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And if the Cuban Americans hadn't stopped the Democrat vote counters from taking the votes into a closed room to "count", Bush wouldn't have had those extra 500 votes, you can bet on that too.

[Aetius]

Your analysis of election 2000 is correct, but one could just as easily credit Bush's victory to his winning the non-Hispanic white vote in Florida. Funny how Republicans, in their zeal to win the affections of people not naturally inclined to support them, will forget the people who actually do vote for them (Although I admit that Cubans are the ONE Hispanic group the GOP has done well with, though that support has declined over time)

But back to your point; you could credit his victory to any group or locality from which he achieved a 500 vote advantage.