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Originally Posted by molson
The issue isn't Castro v. Batista. It's that the Florida's huge Cuban population is specifically there, separated from their families forever, because they, or their parents, fled Castro. First it anyone who had to do with Batista, then it was the middle class professionals after Castro gutted their livelihood, then it was thousands of unaccompanied minors whose parents didn't want them shipped off for re-education. Praise of Castro is understandably offensive to them. Anybody whose life improved through Castro is still in Cuba.
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I mean this is basic politics here, especially when it comes to Florida. The anti-Castro stuff may have minimized over the years, but it's still around. You don't stoke that fire. The Florida Dems are pissed because this is going to make their jobs harder.