The Invasion of Cuba: Never the Intention of JFK Hit Sponsors

[Myra Bronstein]

Another point: Keep in mind the electoral significance of Florida and its Cuban/anti-Castro voters over the past 45 years.

Absent the Castro issue -- not so much.

As The Beard fades to black, note how the second generation of gusanos distance themselves from the political passions of their forebears and replace anti-Castro political motivations with contemporary economic and social agendas.

Alpha 66 is more like Alpha 86 today. Off to the nursing camps, amigos.

That's a very good point as well. For decades the Cuban vote was very distinct from the Latin American vote. However, many of them voted for Obama this time.

I wonder how much the Elio Gonzalez incident hurt the Democratic party. May have cost them Florida, put the vote within stealing range in 2000.