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"But this time around Romney has secured the endorsement of a slew of key Florida Republicans with Cuban roots, such as Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, and former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a lineup that featured in a Spanish-language ad that the former Massachusetts governor released in the state.
âRomney leads Gingrich ⦠in Florida. That may be an effect of the endorsements of the three Latino Republican members of Congress,â said Segura."
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"While Obama is trouncing Romney and Gingrich nationally with Latino voters, the margins are closer in Florida, which has 29 electoral votes up for grabs.
In a hypothetical head-to-head general election matchup with Obama, 40 percent of Florida Latinos say they would vote for Romney, while 50 percent prefer Obama. But if Gingrich secures the GOP nomination, Obama would have an even greater advantage among Latinos in the state, with only 38 percent supporting the former House Speaker and 52 percent opting for the president."
http://progreso-weekly.com/2/index....-for-gop&catid=34:our-pulse-florida&Itemid=53
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Didn't hurt either that Marco Rubio cut the legs out from under Newt the other day after Newt released an add calling Romney the new Charlie Christ and anti-immigration.
Rubio, who is generally completely neutral, took it upon himself to counter that ad and call for Newt to remove it. Newt later apologized for it.
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Quote from Brass:
Romney may not have effectively inherited wealth for all intents and purposes, but he certainly came from it, with all the benefits that entails. Yes, he made his money in whatever manner that he did, but his connectedness would surely have helped him significantly, particularly in the kind of money business in which he engaged. I'm not suggesting he's afool by any means, but a kid whose father was the head of a car company has a decisive leg up over the kid whose dad changes engine oil at a service station. So, yes, he's smart and educated and he made his fortune, but let's not suggest he made it entirely from scratch.
Quote from Brass:
Romney may not have effectively inherited wealth for all intents and purposes, but he certainly came from it, with all the benefits that entails. Yes, he made his money in whatever manner that he did, but his connectedness would surely have helped him significantly, particularly in the kind of money business in which he engaged. I'm not suggesting he's afool by any means, but a kid whose father was the head of a car company has a decisive leg up over the kid whose dad changes engine oil at a service station. So, yes, he's smart and educated and he made his fortune, but let's not suggest he made it entirely from scratch.
We were talking about Romney's wealth, which you guys are playing up as a sign of his being entirely self-made.Quote from Maverick74:
You could say the same about the Kennedy's. The Gores. The Kerrys. But I digress.
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Yeah, right. His wife says they had some moments of "concern", in college, when they thought they might have to sell some of their stocks, or they'd have to get jobs.
The horror.
I don't pretend to know his history well. I am only giving certain assertions the benefit of the doubt to make the case that I did. In any event, I did note that he came from wealth, which affords and takes for granted some privileges not available to us "soon to haves" (thanks for that, Mitch Daniels).Quote from Ricter:
Yeah, right. His wife says they had some moments of "concern", in college, when they thought they might have to sell some of their stocks, or they'd have to get jobs.
The horror.