Back in 2000, it was the folks in South Florida who secured the first presidential victory for George W. Bush -- a kind of GOP solidarity theme put forward by Rudy Giuliani as he addressed a small group in Hialeah, mostly Cuban-American.
He was close to the football stadium where the Bush forces rallied and recalled how surprisingly close it all was.
Giuliani also ticked off his credentials among Cuban emigres -- including working as mayor to exclude Fidel Castro from the 50th anniversary at the UN and naming Lexington and E. 38th St. after Brothers to the Rescue.
“You have someone who understands what you’ve gone through, has been with you every step of the way," he said. He referred to as a recurring dream. “I would like to be with you in a free democratic Cuba!” he declared.
Dan Janison