Pence Aims To Solidify Hispanic Vote In Miami
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - In the continuing battle for Florida's electoral votes, Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence stopped into Miami.
The Indiana governor spoke at the Renaissance Ballrooms in West Miami Friday night. It's a city with a huge Hispanic population.
"When Donald Trump is president of the United States, we will repeal Obama's executive orders on Cuba. We will support continuing the embargo until real political and religious freedom is a reality for the people of Cuba," Pence said to cheers.
He minced no words, blasting the current Cuba policy that the Trump-Pence team is sure would continue with Hillary Clinton.
"The truth is if they could end the whole embargo by executive order, I guarantee they would do it," Pence said.
Pence was aiming to solidify support among Cuban-Americans, who are likely to vote Republican, and it seemed to work.
"I am a Cuban-American. I'm white, and I'm college-educated and I support Trump. We are tired of the Clintons and Hillary and are ready for a change," one voter told CBS4's Hank Tester.
Pence is the governor of Indiana, a lawyer, a former U.S. Congressman and a conservative radio talk show host describing himself as "Rush Limbaugh on decaf."
"We support him. We love him, his ideas. This is for our grandchildren and our futures. That is why we are here," another voter told Tester.
Earlier in the day, Pence stopped into Michigan where he told supporters to "have faith" that Donald Trump will be elected president.
Michigan has backed Democrats in every presidential race since 1992. But Pence told about 150 people at the Lansing airport that Trump's "movement is coming together" in the final days of the campaign.
From Michigan, Pence flew to North Carolina for his second campaign stop of the day.
He had some competition in the Tar Heel State because President Barack Obama was also there. It is President Obama's second trip to the state in the last three days.
The president spoke Hillary Clinton and other down-ballot Democratic candidates Friday afternoon at Fayetteville State University and will speak in the evening at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte.
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