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RandySF

(59,344 posts) Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:00 PM Jun 2018

FLORIDA DEMOCRATS FLIP THE MIAMI-DADE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FROM RED TO BLUE

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FLORIDA DEMOCRATS FLIP THE MIAMI-DADE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FROM RED TO BLUE (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2018 OP

YEAH! BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #1

K&R! My fingers are crossed that this winning streak extends to Bill Nelson & all Dems in the fall. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2018 #2

The seat was in central Miami. Used to be very red. RandySF Jun 2018 #3

Does that encompass Little Havana? sandensea Jun 2018 #6

I THINK so. RandySF Jun 2018 #9

I see. Thanks! sandensea Jun 2018 #10

The younger Cuban Americans, the grandkids and great-grandkids are increasingly voting Dem. Blue_true Jun 2018 #11

I hear you. sandensea Jun 2018 #14

K&R ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #4

This!!!! colsohlibgal Jun 2018 #5

Woo hoo! smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #7

This is a major victory. Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #8

Way to go! The Blue Wave continues! nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #12

Miami Dade. We know that city's name well. That era seems like it was the beginning of this crap. C Moon Jun 2018 #13

Excellent nycbos Jun 2018 #15

BigmanPigman

(51,638 posts)

1. YEAH!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:03 PM

Jun 2018

Tarheel_Dem

(31,243 posts)

2. K&R! My fingers are crossed that this winning streak extends to Bill Nelson & all Dems in the fall.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:04 PM

Jun 2018

RandySF

(59,344 posts)

3. The seat was in central Miami. Used to be very red.

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:06 PM

Jun 2018

sandensea

(21,677 posts)

6. Does that encompass Little Havana?

Reply to RandySF (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:15 PM

Jun 2018

If so, that's a yooge sign.

It shows that the GOPee's era of stringing Cuban voters along by using the Castro issue, is truly coming to an end (ojalá!).

RandySF

(59,344 posts)

9. I THINK so.

Reply to sandensea (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:40 PM

Jun 2018

They called Eileen "La Gringa". Her opponent was supported by Marco Rubio.

sandensea

(21,677 posts)

10. I see. Thanks!

Reply to RandySF (Reply #9)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:45 PM

Jun 2018

If I were Cuban, I'd be ashamed to no end of Narco Rubio.

Good to see many Cuban-American voters in fact are.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

11. The younger Cuban Americans, the grandkids and great-grandkids are increasingly voting Dem.

Reply to sandensea (Reply #10)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 08:50 PM

Jun 2018

They are as American as one comes and tend to support relations with Cuba.

sandensea

(21,677 posts)

14. I hear you.

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 09:38 PM

Jun 2018

Most Cuban-Americans I've known are smart, ambitious, passionate - and unforgiving of those who feel bigotry against them. As such, they would indeed be formidable plus for Democrats.

It's good to be in the party that doesn't delibrately push people away (unlike that other major party).