Prominent Cuban-American Trade Group Endorses Clinton
Source: Wall Street Journal
In the latest sign of the GOP’s loosening grip on Florida’s Cuban-American community, a prominent Miami-based group of Hispanic builders is endorsing the Democratic presidential nominee for the first time in its 45-year history, according to people familiar with the decision.
The support from the Latin Builders Association gives Hillary Clinton a symbolic boost before her visit to Miami on Tuesday, and it puts a damper on a two-day trip by Republican nominee Donald Trump this week through the nation’s largest swing state.
The LBA repudiated the real estate mogul more than a year ago by cancelling plans to hold its biennial gala at the Trump National Doral golf resort because of his “recent pattern of bigoted, sexist and ignorant verbal assaults on immigrants, women and veterans.”
Still, the forthcoming announcement by the non-partisan group is notable because of its close ties to the Republican political establishment for decades. Recent endorsements include GOP presidential candidates Rick Santorum in 2012 and John McCain in 2008. The group includes major backers of two of Mr. Trump’s former rivals for the GOP nomination, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
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Back when DU started in 2001 the split was about 50/50.
Now, the younger gen is more liberal.
It's also a mistake to think that the US 's anti Cuba sanctions and aggressions were one-sided... pro sanctions as well as pro normalization factions were split between both parties.
