Florida becoming more red with Hispanic vote

 Washington Examiner:

Republicans are ogling Florida as the next big red state to emerge on the electoral map after making significant gains there with Hispanic voters.

The GOP saw Hispanic voter registrations in Miami-Dade County increase by 2,409 in July, according to government figures , with Hispanics registered as Democrats dropping by 241 voters during the same period. The Democrats still boasted a 146,975 advantage among all registered voters in this South Florida battleground, with Republicans third behind “no party preference.” But among Hispanics, Democrats not only trailed Republicans by 70,738 voters, they also lagged NPP voters by 55,430.

Republicans inside and outside of Florida say the party’s growth with Hispanic voters in Miami-Dade County last month is part of a larger yearslong trend that has accelerated under President Joe Biden. Republicans contend that this expansion, should it continue, is poised to transform Florida from a perennial swing state that for decades has been the most electorally competitive in the country into legitimate red territory.

And it’s not just about GOP growth in Miami-Dade County, where Cuban Americans, who lean conservative and tend to vote Republican more than other Hispanic cohorts, predominate.

“In Florida, it’s the 8- to 10-point shift among Puerto Ricans [that could] most certainly move the state from true swing to lean GOP,” said Republican pollster Wes Anderson, who has surveyed Florida voters for years as an adviser to Sen. Rick Scott (FL), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and former governor. People from Puerto Rico, who typically support Democrats, have flocked to the Orlando area of Central Florida.

Some Democrats blame their party for the fresh challenges they face with Hispanics, saying these voters were taken for granted after decades of overwhelming support in national elections and in Florida, with the exception of Cuban Americans. Meanwhile, Democrats say, Republicans stepped up their effort to woo Hispanics, creating a perfect storm threatening to put them at a distinct disadvantage — in Florida and nationally.

Republicans have, indeed, improved their outreach to Hispanic voters in recent years, even employing so-called identity politics strategies to boost their numbers. But GOP officials counter that Democrats are not failing for lack of effort. Rather, it’s a combination of Republicans offering these voters a more attractive economic agenda and Democrats moving left of where they had been on cultural and racial issues.

“I don’t think it’s a question of effort. Hispanics are seeing what the Democrats want to do, and they’re not buying it,” said Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R), who represents a South Florida swing district anchored by Miami.
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It is happening in Texas where border residents are fed up with Biden's open border policies which are overrunning communities.  Maya Flores's election to a House seat held by Democrats for over a 100 years was no accident.  Other attractive Hispanic candidates are running in border districts this fall.

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