Florida-Republican hold on Cuban-Americans seen weakening

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/us_vote_cubans



MIAMI (AFP) - The Republican party may no longer count on the automatic support of Florida's Cuban-American community, but Dania Rudd still looks over her shoulder to make sure no one would hear her say she is a Democrat.

Older Cubans, like those who gather daily at Little Havana's emblematic Maximo Gomez Park, tend to remain loyal to the Republican Party for its hard line on Cuban President Fidel Castro (news - web sites)'s Communist government.

Younger Cubans in particular tend to be less concerned about tough sanctions aimed at weakening the Communist government, and more interested in domestic issues such as health, jobs and education.

In the 2000 presidential election Cuban-Americans in Florida voted 81 percent for Bush. However a survey conducted in July showed that only 66 percent would now vote for him.

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1. That should be enough to swing FL to Kerry

Especially considering the fact that Gore won it in 2000.