Further context from the 2018 FIU Cuba Poll:
Cuban Americans overwhelmingly vote Republican (54% registered Republicans, 26% independent, 19% Democrat)
Support for hardline policies has been steadily declining (75% support the sale of medical goods, 63% want diplomatic relations), and what support remains is generally from older/first wa…
Support for hardline policies has been steadily declining (75% support the sale of medical goods, 63% want diplomatic relations), and what support remains is generally from older/first wave Cuban Americans.
Asked to rank their voting priorities, a candidate's position on Cuba ranked DEAD LAST at 8.9% compared to healthcare (29.2%) and the economy (46.7%).
I think the posturing is just pandering to the loudest voices in the exile community...who probably won't vote Democratic anyway.
Reminds me of all the times on twitter that some right winger ex-pat of some "socialist" country comes out with a viral "______ took my family's farm and business" and it takes about 5 minutes of research to find out that by "farm" they literally mean plantation with slaves. Hilarious every time. It's not surprising that many of those who were fleeing such countries become pro-business, bootstrap Republicans here. (That's not to say that everyone who fled did so for those reasons or that there wasn't oppression etc.)
Further context from the 2018 FIU Cuba Poll:
Cuban Americans overwhelmingly vote Republican (54% registered Republicans, 26% independent, 19% Democrat)
Support for hardline policies has been steadily declining (75% support the sale of medical goods, 63% want diplomatic relations), and what support remains is generally from older/first wave Cuban Americans.
Asked to rank their voting priorities, a candidate's position on Cuba ranked DEAD LAST at 8.9% compared to healthcare (29.2%) and the economy (46.7%).
I think the posturing is just pandering to the loudest voices in the exile community...who probably won't vote Democratic anyway.
Reminds me of all the times on twitter that some right winger ex-pat of some "socialist" country comes out with a viral "______ took my family's farm and business" and it takes about 5 minutes of research to find out that by "farm" they literally mean plantation with slaves. Hilarious every time. It's not surprising that many of those who were fleeing such countries become pro-business, bootstrap Republicans here. (That's not to say that everyone who fled did so for those reasons or that there wasn't oppression etc.)