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To: longnshort who wrote (468547)	1/30/2012 5:02:07 PM
From: MJ	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793670

As well they should be-------Cubans who became American Citizens legally were very involved in Reagan's election as were numerous other citizens who were recent immigrants. The difference between now and then is that immigrants from Cuba were welcomed as American Citizens and not as Cubans by the Republican Party.

To: longnshort who wrote (468547)	1/30/2012 6:34:03 PM
From: Neeka	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793670

The numbers to the second question didn't post right. You'd have to go to the site to see it in the proper format. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Gingrich Leads Tea Party Patriots Florida Straw Poll January 30, 2012 at 11:29 am in News, Uncategorized by Randy 2 Comments Florida Activists Voted Following Presidential Tele Forum Washington, D.C. – Today, the Tea Party Patriots, the nation's largest tea party organization, announced that Newt Gingrich leads their Tea Party Straw Poll in Florida with 35 percent of the vote following Sunday night's Tea Party Patriots Presidential Tele Forum which featured questions by Florida activists and leaders of Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum (Ron Paul was invited but could not attend). Nearly 6,000 Tea Party activists in Florida participated in the call, and 600 voted in the Straw Poll. Tea Party Patriots do not endorse candidates, but the Straw Poll provides a snapshot of Florida Tea Party Patriots activists. "Last night's Tele Forum and Straw Poll demonstrated again that the tea party values are winning in America," said Jenny Beth Martin, Co-Founder and National Coordinator for Tea Party Patriots. "The three participating candidates all pledged to decrease spending below the current spending level their first fiscal year in office, and vowed to repeal government controlled health care. As long as tea party supporters hold the elected officials accountable, regardless of whom is elected, our priorities will be addressed." Straw Poll results: Question: If the election were held today, who would you vote for? Newt Gingrich 35% Rick Santorum 31% Mitt Romney 18% Ron Paul 11% Undecided/None of the Above 5% (Results are rounded to nearest percentage point.) Question: If [candidate name] becomes the nominee, how enthusiastic would you be about his nomination on a scale of 1-5? Candidate Not Enthusiastic Middle Extremely Enthusiastic Newt Gingrich 17% 9% 16% 24% 35% Rick Santorum 12% 8% 26% 19% 35% Mitt Romney 20% 17% 23% 19% 21% Ron Paul 50% 18% 13% 8% 11% Each candidate in succession had 10 minutes on the call to respond to questions selected by Florida tea party activists and leaders, and had the last 90 seconds reserved for a closing statement. Afterward, a Straw Poll was conducted (through the technology of the call) with the Tea Party supporters from Florida who listened in. Tea Party Patriots is a national grassroots coalition with more than 3,400 locally organized chapters and more than 15 million supporters nationwide. Tea Party Patriots is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting the principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets. Visit Tea Party Patriots online at www.TeaPartyPatriots.org. " teapartypatriots.org