Why did Bush win Florida in 1992?
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darklordoftech
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« on: November 20, 2018, 08:16:33 AM »
« edited: November 20, 2018, 08:21:47 AM by darklordoftech »

It was the first time Florida voted for the loser since 1960 and the last time that Florida ever voted for the loser so far.
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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2018, 11:13:13 AM »

For some reason, Miami-Dade County went for Clinton that year by only 4%, while it went to him by 20 in 1996.  Maybe Cuban-Americans were still almost monolithically Republican in 1992, but warmed up to Clinton a little four years later.

Also, Florida went to Bush by 22% in 1988, so there was still a lot of ground to make up.
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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2018, 04:15:15 PM »

For some reason, Miami-Dade County went for Clinton that year by only 4%, while it went to him by 20 in 1996.  Maybe Cuban-Americans were still almost monolithically Republican in 1992, but warmed up to Clinton a little four years later.

Also, Florida went to Bush by 22% in 1988, so there was still a lot of ground to make up.

This, plus the state was strongly Republican-leaning since the 1950s. Even LBJ only won 51% in 1964, as did Jimmy Carter in 1976.

I wonder whether Reubin Askew, Bob Graham or Lawton Chiles could have won the state in a presidential election.
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