Trying to appeal to Florida's conservative-leaning Cuban community, Newt Gingrich playfully suggested that Fidel Castro should go to hell at tonight's GOP debate in Tampa, Florida. The comment came in response to Mitt Romney, who told the audience that we should "thank God" when Castro "returns to his maker."
So goes the Republican debate in Tampa, proving to be a one-on-one showdown between Romney and Gingrich for the party's top spot.
Both candidates have made a push for the Hispanic vote over the course of the weekend. On Monday, the Romney campaign released a new Spanish language radio advertisement in Florida titled “Estoy,” or "I am." Over 22% of Florida's population is Hispanic.
According to a recent poll conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, President Barack Obama would grab 68 percent of the Latino vote to Romney’s 23 percent in a hypothetical match-up.
The Discussion
Gingrich just naming the guys he will share eternity with. This guy has a nice plot waiting for him next to Napoleon, Fidel and behind Joseph Stalin.
Who knows, with his debate skills he might just run for prime minister of the infernal regions and beyond.
All of them tripping over each other to prove who is closer to their pro death penalty God. I get ill when they try and talk about matters of life and death. The Republicans are dead wrong about their Cuba policy and Obama is the first president to offer common sense about it since JFK.
There is absolutely no need to forbid trade with Cuba. Paul said it best, this isn't the cold war and we talk to Russia, China and Vietnam. I think we need to advance our international trade relations and stop worrying about what type of government they have. We need not to impose our will on the socialist nations of the world, rather, we should worry about making ourselves a stronger nation within and set an example of success, not bully others.