Although this does not qualify as a major surprise given the state's changing demographics, the increased rate of Hispanic participation in the Florida Republican primary is nevertheless impressive.
This year, according to early exit polls, 15 percent of voters described themselves as Hispanic. By contrast, the percentage was just 5 percent in the Republican primary in 1988. And it was just 7 percent in 2000, even though George W. Bush, who won the primary that year, was considered to have considerable strength among Hispanic Americans.
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