When Republicans appointed Pablo Pantoja to State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the Republican National Committee, they hoped he would be able to bridge the sizable gap that only expanded during the 2012 elections, when the state’s 4.7 million Hispanic voters supported
Barack Obama over Mitt Romney by a 20 percent margin.
But after months of inaction by Congressional Republicans on comprehensive immigration reform and stiff resistance by Republican-leaning groups like the Heritage Foundation, Pantoja has had enough; recently, he announced via email that he was leaving the party and registering as a Democrat:
Read more: GOP Director of Hispanic Outreach Quits and Becomes Democrat | Alternet
Barack Obama over Mitt Romney by a 20 percent margin.
But after months of inaction by Congressional Republicans on comprehensive immigration reform and stiff resistance by Republican-leaning groups like the Heritage Foundation, Pantoja has had enough; recently, he announced via email that he was leaving the party and registering as a Democrat:
Read more: GOP Director of Hispanic Outreach Quits and Becomes Democrat | Alternet
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