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    Nowhere in either of the 2 articles you provided does it say Cuba tried to influence votes in any way. In fact, they full on say that there is no real reason that Cuba is sanctioned to begin with:

    From the first article:

    In short, there is no longer any legitimate rationale whatsoever for Cuba being designated a state sponsor of terrorism. Cuba stays on the list because the Biden administration does not have the political courage to remove it — even though Cuba and the United States have a Memorandum of Agreement and active dialogue on counter-terrorism cooperation!

    The second article only mentions that upset Cuban-Americans (not the Cuban government) were upset with the Democrats and voted Republican.

    A vocal Cuban diaspora community in the U.S. has helped push the formerly contested state of Florida firmly into Republican hands. Among Democrats, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez, himself the son of Cuban immigrants who fled prior to the revolution, has proven to be among the most powerful opponents within Biden’s own party of any easing of restrictions against Cuba.

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      I was talking about the Cuban electorate that participates in the elections. Not the Cuban government, which in my opinion I don’t think wants to invest in having its famous excuse removed because it would ruin it.

      But I’ll leave you with another more recent piece of news that shows how much percentage of Cubans still support the embargo.

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        No you said, “because they provoked the Cuban electorate living in Florida to vote Republican”.

        So no, the sanctions are not justified.

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          Why do you think I’m referring to the Cuban government when I talk about Cuban voters?

          No, it’s just an excuse for the regime. But Cuban voters are the ones who rule the elections.

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            because they provoked the Cuban electorate living in Florida to vote Republican

            Who’s they in this case?

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              I am referring to Cubans who live in Florida and who are an important group for Democrats and Republicans.

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                So Cuban-American’s living in America voted one way and therefore Cuba must be punished? Not really getting your logic here.