What Castro's Death Could Mean Politically...
Fidel Castro's death could become one of the most transformational political events in this country's electoral politics. Why? I've got 27 reasons why: Florida's 27 electoral votes. Check out this warning from Cuban-born FL Sen. Mel Martinez about Cuban migration.
Now, take a few minutes and check out The Atlantic's James Fallows' prediction of what Castro's death could mean for presidential politics. In a fictional memo to a 2016 presidential candidate, Fallows writes:
And in 2008 [the Democrats] were unexpectedly saved by the death of Fidel Castro. This drained some of the pro-Republican passion of South Florida's Cuban immigrants, and the disastrous governmental bungling of the "Cuba Libre" influx that followed gave the Democrats their first win in Florida since 1996—along with the election.
Now, who knows how exactly Florida's electorate will react to a sudden influx of Cubans or how national Republicans handle the situation. There are so many scenarios that could lead to so many conclusions, it's impossible to speculate. Here's what I promise though: Florida will undergo a radical political transformation. To put it another way, I defer to one of the 20th centuries best political hedgers, Buffalo Springfield: "There's somethin' happenin' out here, what it is ain't exactly clear." [CHUCK TODD]
I really want Fidel Castro to die. I am a die-hard Republican.
Wouldn't Florida experience a massive outflow of Cubans? They'll probably still vote absentee.