Washington Post political investigations reporter Toluse Olorunnipa observed that Democrats don't want to "go hard" on Cuba because they are being influenced by the more progressive members of their party who "agree" with many of the struggling country's socialist policies. In recent days Cuban protesters have expressed anger over rising prices, shortages of goods and poor health care amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "In part because there are some Democrats, there are some progressives who agree with some of those things," he continued. In her statement, AOC also took a swipe at the Biden administration for defending the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Many Latino voters told the press that it was Trump's anti-socialist message that won them over, particularly in south Florida.

Source: Fox News July 18, 2021 17:03 UTC