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Shalala lags behind in seat Democrats hoped to win easily

[POLITICO] Former Clinton Foundation head Donna Shalala is trailing former Spanish-language TV newswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, according to a new poll of a crucial, GOP-held Florida congressional district that Democrats had once counted on as an easy pickup.

Salazar’s narrow 2-percentage point lead is well within the Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey’s 4-point margin of error. But the result stands in contrast to how the Democratic nominees for Senate and governor are faring in the Miami-based 27th Congressional District ‐ both are ahead of their Republican opponents by 4 points ‐ providing fresh evidence of Shalala’s underperforming campaign.

The big factor: Hispanics, who account for 57 percent of the voters and who came to know Salazar relatively well over her three decades broadcasting on Spanish language networks Telemundo, Univision, Mega-TV and CNN Español.

Posted by Fred 2018-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top

#1 Hispanics, who account for 57 percent of the voters

A preview of things to come?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-10-13 02:21|| 2018-10-13 02:21|| Front Page Top

#2 It's Miami - huge Cuban-American population there; not representative of the entire state of FL.

Posted by Raj 2018-10-13 02:26|| 2018-10-13 02:26|| Front Page Top

#3 And Cubanos not generic dem voters either.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-10-13 08:17|| 2018-10-13 08:17|| Front Page Top

#4 50 yrs. ago I got one of my first jobs working in a factory in NJ. Most of the employees were Hispanic and didn't speak much English which is why I got a cushy job when I really didn't deserve it. The managers wanted someone that they could converse with.

But the point of that was there were two Hispanic factions that didn't like each other, the Cubans and the Puerto Ricans. The Cubans thought the PRs lazy and not good workers, the Cubans worked hard and never gave trouble. The PRs thought the Cs arrogant and bossy.

Lots of laughs all around...............not.

Posted by AlanC 2018-10-13 08:55|| 2018-10-13 08:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Cubans vs PR's is true. And God help you if you equate a Cuban to a Mexican...

Posted by Injun Bucket8891 2018-10-13 11:26|| 2018-10-13 11:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Cubans are aristocratic Spanish living in a colonial island possesion, in their minds and culture. Sort of like an island portion of Columbians.

Posted by Huping Omeretle2879 2018-10-13 17:40|| 2018-10-13 17:40|| Front Page Top

#7 AND they dislike Cuban blacks

Posted by Frank G 2018-10-13 17:48|| 2018-10-13 17:48|| Front Page Top

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