In young Cuban-American vote, ideological shift away from GOP shows

[Tony_FLADEM]

MIAMI — Anton Fajardo voted for John McCain in 2008 but is now for Barack Obama.

Alex Toledo backed Obama yet likes Ron Paul.

Juan Morales also voted for Obama, and thinks he will again, but is keeping an open mind.

Three perspectives on the 2012 election with a common tie: Fajardo, Toledo and Morales are in their early 30s and of Cuban descent. Together they represent an ideological shift that is altering Florida's political landscape and may help decide the presidency.


http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/local/in-young-cuban-american-vote-ideological-shift-away-from-gop-shows/1229616

[bluestateguy]

1. It's not 1962 anymore

Give it another decade and I predict that Cubans will be as Democratic as Mexicans are.

[joshcryer]

2. Already Cuban-American demographics are more left wing than not.

This has been true from some time now, it's just not immediately reflected in the vote. It won't be too much longer before the demographics change enough so that older white folk aren't so easily misled.

[provis99]

3. if any Democrat proposed normalizing relations with Cuba,

these younger Cuban exiles would jump the ship to the Republican side faster than you could say "no mas!"

[demosincebirth]

4. I don't think it matters to them, that much, any mores.

[flamingdem]

5. I agree, they don't care that much

though many respect their parents views they do not see what the big deal is and they know their recently arrived classmates, for example, are going multiple times a year.

[UTUSN]

6. Well, al-RIGHT!1 So they're actually becoming HISPANICS?!1 *NOT* Navarrettes n/t