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Old 01-20-2012, 07:17 PM
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Cubans arent Latino's?

It is laugable (and wrong) to say that Latino's dont care for Rubio.
All brown people in America are not alike, nor do they all consider themselves by the descriptor, "Latino". Just like all black people in the United States are not automatically "African-Americans".

Not according to polling data from 12-13-2011
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70364.html

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Putting Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on the Republican presidential ticket would result in a net gain of virtually no Latino votes for the GOP, a new poll shows.

While 24 percent of Hispanic voters surveyed said they would be more likely to vote Republican if Rubio appeared on the ballot, that was nearly canceled out by the 21 percent who told pollsters they would be less likely to vote Republican if the Cuban-American senator is the party’s vice presidential nominee, according to the Latino Decisions poll Monday.

And 46 percent said that Rubio running would have absolutely no effect on their vote.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories...#ixzz1k3EJw2YN
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Old 01-21-2012, 08:11 AM
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All brown people in America are not alike, nor do they all consider themselves by the descriptor, "Latino". Just like all black people in the United States are not automatically "African-Americans".

Not according to polling data from 12-13-2011
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70364.html
Are you really trying to say that Cuban's aren't Latino's?
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Old 01-21-2012, 09:10 AM
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Are you really trying to say that Cuban's aren't Latino's?
LOL i doubt that's what she meant Chuck, but you made me laugh. Thanks.
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Old 01-21-2012, 09:41 AM
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LOL i doubt that's what she meant Chuck, but you made me laugh. Thanks.
I have asked the question twice and have yet to get an answer. Well a coherent answer. I'm terribly bored with training and racing cancelled.
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Old 01-21-2012, 05:50 PM
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I have asked the question twice and have yet to get an answer. Well a coherent answer. I'm terribly bored with training and racing cancelled.
I haven't seen any coherent questions asked. I'm not bored, did chiropractic treatments on three horses today. Neck, back, back. Fun.
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Old 01-21-2012, 08:02 PM
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I haven't seen any coherent questions asked. I'm not bored, did chiropractic treatments on three horses today. Neck, back, back. Fun.
This is the 3rd attempt- Do you not consider Cubans Latino's?
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Old 01-21-2012, 09:11 PM
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This is the 3rd attempt- Do you not consider Cubans Latino's?
No. I consider them Hispanic.
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