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Underscoring the thoroughness of the GOP defeat, a Florida exit poll showed that Cuban Americans went for Obama by 49 percent to 47 percent — a watershed moment for a group that has been solidly Republican for a generation.
The review comes amid signs that the election results have pushed some conservative leaders and officials to consider tackling one of the most politically touchy issues for many Republicans: whether to put millions of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship. For years, conservatives have blocked immigration legislation. But seeing Obama win seven in 10 Hispanic voters appears to have left some wondering whether it is time to compromise, particularly with the president pledging to make the issue a centerpiece of his second-term agenda.
Romney actually WON among Cubanos born in Cuba, but LOST 60-40 among those born here.
The Old Bautistanos are in their 70's now, and dying off. Their kids don't share their grievances, and want a rapprochement with the motherland.
Yet ANOTHER disolving GOP demographic in a key state
This is actually very personal to me. The generational divide among Cuban is striking. There are now two generations of Cuban that have lost connection to their parent's or grandparent's motherland. Family members still on the island are now more distant acquaintances than grieved closed relatives. Young Cubans have seen the inflexible approach their parents had towards the Castro regime and have rejected it. When Fidel and Raul die off, this generation of Cuban-Americans will lead the transition to normal relations from the U.S. However, they fully identify as Americans first of Cuban descent, versus their parents who identify as Cubans displaced to America.
When the Casto regime passes on, there will be a brief moment of celebration followed by a lot of conflict between Cuban-Americans and their distant relatives on the island. This will not be unlike the challenges seen in Germany when the Berlin Wall came down.
This is actually big news. Close vote, but the Cubans were a realiable GOP bloc.
They "self deported" to the opposing team. IMO, the root cause of Romney's 5 million Cuban vote loss was his cowardly move to the right the night Rick Perry was despicably jeered at an early debate over a sensible position regarding the educational programs available to the KIDS of illegals.
Future nominees better come equiped with guts.
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