If Democrats need a Latinx ethnic group to focus on in Florida, try the huge number of Puerto Ricans coming from the island (and elsewhere). At this point there might even be more Puerto Ricans in Florida than Cubans. Plus maybe if the Dems pander to us instead of the Cubans they'll start supporting things that actually help people, inst…
If Democrats need a Latinx ethnic group to focus on in Florida, try the huge number of Puerto Ricans coming from the island (and elsewhere). At this point there might even be more Puerto Ricans in Florida than Cubans. Plus maybe if the Dems pander to us instead of the Cubans they'll start supporting things that actually help people, instead of just doing McCarthyism.
Never understood the fetishising of Cuban politics (and a really specific vein of them) in a state that has so many other Latinx communities. Seems weird to place all that emphasis on people who reliably vote Republican!
I think you nailed it: there’s a very vocal element of the Democratic Party that *likes* McCarthyism, especially now that you’ve got actual socialists winning congressional and state legislative races. At best it’s because they think going left is bad for the party’s electoral prospects, at worst it’s because they themselves are anti-communists and still want to fight the Cold War. Either way, fuck ‘em!
Like, the old Cubans that really care about Castro are ardent Republicans. The younger ones are pretty on board with normalizing relations and probably don't care that a VP candidate said a couple nice things about literacy or healthcare. I don't see a demographic being lost here, besides there being a state party that has that sliver of people who really care.
It's like how 50% of Republicans want Medicare for All but 0% of GOP members of Congress support it. The political class is not the people at large, they often don't relate to each other at all.
If Democrats need a Latinx ethnic group to focus on in Florida, try the huge number of Puerto Ricans coming from the island (and elsewhere). At this point there might even be more Puerto Ricans in Florida than Cubans. Plus maybe if the Dems pander to us instead of the Cubans they'll start supporting things that actually help people, instead of just doing McCarthyism.
Never understood the fetishising of Cuban politics (and a really specific vein of them) in a state that has so many other Latinx communities. Seems weird to place all that emphasis on people who reliably vote Republican!
I think you nailed it: there’s a very vocal element of the Democratic Party that *likes* McCarthyism, especially now that you’ve got actual socialists winning congressional and state legislative races. At best it’s because they think going left is bad for the party’s electoral prospects, at worst it’s because they themselves are anti-communists and still want to fight the Cold War. Either way, fuck ‘em!
Like, the old Cubans that really care about Castro are ardent Republicans. The younger ones are pretty on board with normalizing relations and probably don't care that a VP candidate said a couple nice things about literacy or healthcare. I don't see a demographic being lost here, besides there being a state party that has that sliver of people who really care.
It's like how 50% of Republicans want Medicare for All but 0% of GOP members of Congress support it. The political class is not the people at large, they often don't relate to each other at all.