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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:24 PM Nov 2016

No dramatic headline but these FL EV numbers looks pretty good




https://twitter.com/_TargetSmart/status/793581192708694016

African American participation is down a lil bit. That is understandable without Barack Obama on the ballot. However Hispanic participation is up a lot. White participation is down. The challenge is Florida Hispanics do not vote as a bloc. Many Hispanics in FL are Cuban who vote Republican. The rest, mostly Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, vote heavily Democratic. They still should break 2-1 for Hillary.
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No dramatic headline but these FL EV numbers looks pretty good (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 OP
it's true about cubans traditionally being more republican Tom Rivers Nov 2016 #1
She will likely win FL Hispanics 65-35. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #2
We'll split the Cuban vote 50-50% bluestateguy Nov 2016 #4
Yes, older Cubans will go Trump but younger Cubans will go HRC. book_worm Nov 2016 #7
Yep. It does look very good based on the percents Divine Discontent Nov 2016 #3
Thanks for the good news--on a day when there has been very little of it on DU book_worm Nov 2016 #5
Trump will struggle to win 30% Charles Bukowski Nov 2016 #6
I link un-dramatic headlines. Thanks. To many ***BREAKING*** ones hourly. n/t ScienceIsGood Nov 2016 #8
I read somewhere that a lot of the FL Latinos are registered independents bluestateguy Nov 2016 #9

Tom Rivers

(459 posts)
1. it's true about cubans traditionally being more republican
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:27 PM
Nov 2016

but times are changing and i can't see any of them that much more excited to get out and vote for trump than romney given all of his offensive anti-immigrant rhetoric. i think this is a good sign for hillary there so far but it will come down to the wire like always.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
2. She will likely win FL Hispanics 65-35.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:30 PM
Nov 2016

She will not do as well among Cubans as she does among Puerto Ricans and Dominicans. That being said I can't believe Cubans liked seeing Trump emasculate Marco Rubio.

Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
3. Yep. It does look very good based on the percents
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:31 PM
Nov 2016

As long as we're not overperforming, and under on election day. But that wouldn't make any sense unless of repeated depression of our vote with planted articles. If negative news continues through Thursday, then someone needs to speak out profoundly.

 

Charles Bukowski

(1,132 posts)
6. Trump will struggle to win 30%
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 07:33 PM
Nov 2016

of the Latino vote in Florida.

Romney got 39%... and lost the state. So this is solid news.

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