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Florida needs a Hispanic Stacey Abrams (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Jan 2021 OP
Florida needs to find out who owns ES&S voting machines. gab13by13 Jan 2021 #1
I'm just glad Biden didn't need Florida's electoral votes to win. dubyadiprecession Jan 2021 #2
So does Texas NewJeffCT Jan 2021 #3
We would have to start with an expert on Latin American customs and cultures, Baitball Blogger Jan 2021 #4
+1, I remember Abrams appeal was she was still paying off a high tax bill. The kGOP .... uponit7771 Jan 2021 #5
Missouri needs it's own Stacey Abrams! NewDayOranges Jan 2021 #6
It's not really the same situation. Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #7
+100000 Celerity Jan 2021 #8
I was about to say... Wednesdays Jan 2021 #9
Too simplistic. Democrats have won Florida in more recent years unlike Georgia (excluding 2020) JI7 Jan 2021 #10

Baitball Blogger

(46,758 posts)
4. We would have to start with an expert on Latin American customs and cultures,
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 09:29 AM
Jan 2021

and how they have assimilated the American way.

Very, very tough nut to crack, since many of the political, class dynamics that we deal with in this capitalist country are mirrored in third world countries, with the top 10% controlling a large percentage of the resources and money.

You are going to have to find someone that can talk their talk and find the right way to appeal to their concern for their less fortunate neighbors. Because, there are some sects in the latin american community that will put money ahead of social services or immigration. No different than the situation we have here in the rest of the U.S.A.

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)
5. +1, I remember Abrams appeal was she was still paying off a high tax bill. The kGOP ....
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 09:40 AM
Jan 2021

... put that on blast like it was a bad thing but for me and my friends in GA that made her relatable cause everyone has to pay on something.

Then it was her ground work and willing to mobilize kids in GA and around ATL, that was powerful.

You want to get a drove of people off the couch get their kids moving first.

SA knew the neighborhoods in the major metro areas in GA ... we need someone like that in Texas and Florida.

Turin_C3PO

(14,067 posts)
7. It's not really the same situation.
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 09:44 AM
Jan 2021

Although Hispanics are classified by many as a single ethnic group, it’s really not the case. Hispanic populations are made up of all different races and cultures. The only unifying factor is language. Florida has many different Hispanic groups, each of which must be approached with differing strategies.

Wednesdays

(17,412 posts)
9. I was about to say...
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 09:50 AM
Jan 2021

A huge portion of the Hispanic population in Florida is Cuban, and they tend to vote Repug, 'cause Fidel Castro.

JI7

(89,271 posts)
10. Too simplistic. Democrats have won Florida in more recent years unlike Georgia (excluding 2020)
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 09:51 AM
Jan 2021

THe issues there are different.

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