tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post3471187880543563467..comments2023-10-28T03:07:12.758-07:00Comments on Mirror On America: Remember Obama's ' Latino' Problem?Brian http://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-82841661711480079512008-09-03T04:54:00.000-07:002008-09-03T04:54:00.000-07:00Obama is running EVEN with McCain in Florida. That...Obama is running EVEN with McCain in Florida. That's a total change for a Democrat. He's doing way better than Kerryrikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-43423858752556093942008-09-03T04:03:00.000-07:002008-09-03T04:03:00.000-07:00Obama would probably win Florida with a comfortabl...Obama would probably win Florida with a comfortable margin if not for Conservative Cubans.<BR/><BR/>They always seem to be such a single agenda group... it's annoying. Every President has to bow down to them... just like AIPAC.<BR/><BR/>I have nothing against Cubans... I just wish their politics weren't so narrowly focused. And I really think this is mostly an issue for the older Cubans (who tend to vote more regularly). The younger Cubans (on both sides) probably want to see their relatives, want to travel more freely, etc. They are not so weighed down by the baggage of the past. They recognize that Castro is on the way out for good...and that a new day is coming for Cuba.<BR/><BR/>Raul Castro has signaled that he wants to modernize the economy and improve relations. The next President should seize the moment. (the same kind of moment that we failed to seize with Russia after the Fall of Communism). U.S. companies are waiting to do business in Cuba to spread their market.<BR/><BR/>If the U.S. doesn't take advantage of opportunities in Cuba (both economic and political), then others will...such as the Europeans, China, Russia, Venezuela...and others. The U.S. will end up left out and locked out.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.com