Election Night In Little Havana: Anger at Versailles Cafe, Elation at Obama HQ
| Michael E. Miller |
| A Romney voter holds up fake Obama food stamps and welfare card |
"The wait has been astronomical," she said. "Rick Scott and the Republicans put so many superfluous obstacles in voters' way. Encouraging the vote is as American apple pie. But discouraging the vote is as anti-American as the Taliban."
Mayra Macias, a 24-year-old Obama field organizer, said it was too early in the night to know if Florida would tilt for the president once again. But she was optimistic.
"I know we did really well tonight," she said, relying on voter registration and phone surveys.
Among the other volunteers at the shabby second floor office: 20 female paralegals from Dallas, Texas ("We like to go where we make the biggest impact," said Cynthia Ferrer) and a couple that flew in from Australia just to help.
Here are some more photos from the night:
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| Lorena Miranda |
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| Nelly Urizar, who traveled from Dallas to help swing Florida for Obama |































