> But I think people need to be realistic that families of Cuban refugees form one of the largest block of swing voters in one of the largest US swing states. I

> But I think people need to be realistic that families of Cuban refugees form one of the largest block of swing voters in one of the largest US swing states. It's an unlikely thing to happen It seems ironic that Florida Cubans seem to want to continue the blockade. They must know that it's hurting their relatives back in Cuba. And if it's not effective, then why keep it in place? (effective in this case meaning something that leads to meaningful regime change in Cuba - The blockade has been in place for a long time and hasn't led to a change.) It seems like a much better plan for changing Cuba would be to fully engage. Allow trade. Obama began down that path, but Trump stopped it and went back to the status quo. Obama was playing the long game (like he was with Iran) by engaging with Cuba knowing that eventually it would lead to change.