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Changing demographic 'will help Obama win Florida'

Contrary to polls, a leading political expert says Obama will definitely win Florida due to the Hispanic vote, SBS senior correspondent Brian Thomson reports.

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Contrary to polls, a leading political expert says Obama will definitely win Florida due to the Hispanic vote, SBS senior correspondent Brian Thomson reports from the US election campaign trail.

For decades, Florida has been a mecca for Cubans escaping the Castro regime. Republican leaning, the Cuban population has helped deliver victory to the Republicans on successive occasions.

A more recent influx of immigrants has not only changed the demography, it is also altering the political landscape.

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