...they sure held their grudge about the Bay of Pigs long enough. That debacle was their own fault, not Kennedy's.

It was largely missed in the media, but according to exit polls, Obama already won the Cuban American vote in Florida by 3 points in one of his presidential elections.

If they had reported it, the Republican's heads would have gone spinning around fast enough they'd come off.

They're rapidly descending into a regional party.

and more about Jacksonville's white evangelical conservatives.

It's a red city in a red area in a place with nice weather, urban amenities and nearby beaches...it's GOP boomtown. When you see that J-ville is growing, know that it's all GOP retirees fleeing liberal Northeast states and looking to avoid the brown people further downstate in the cities.

You could give J-ville, the surrounding areas and the panhandle to the deep South states bordering it and Florida would no longer be close. Most Floridians would be thrilled too.

Many younger Cubans are more attracted to the Democratic Party.

Its how many generations removed from leaving Cuba. The immigrants self-identify as Cubans, and vote solidly Republican. The next generation self-identify as Cuban-Americans, and vote mostly Republican. Following generations identify as Americans, and vote as other Hispanics.

So, in other words, a recent 20yo Cuban immigrant is going to vote as solidly republican as a Battista who came here in 1960.

Also, you can kiss my ass.

and younger Cuban Americans care about a wider range of issues than the older generations.

Glad to hear this. There are multiple demographic factors that are causing Florida to move closer to the D side. Immigration and retirees are a few things affecting this. Most other latinos trend towards D.

rubio beg to come over to our side.

That was for a long time the deal between 1st generation Cuban-Americans and the GOP, IIRC.

Very interesting.

In any case, that embargo is about 30 years past its sell-by date and relations should be normalized.