Think Progress said it perfectly
When Republicans appointed Pablo Pantoja to State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the Republican National Committee, they hoped he would be able to bridge the sizable gap that only expanded during the 2012 elections, when the state’s 4.3 million Hispanic voters supported Barack Obama over Mitt Romney by a 20 percent margin.
Of course the Democrats are seizing the moment...
Pablo Pantoja on why he quit the Republican Party ow.ly/l3qMi #sayfie #pfla #WelcomePablo via @salon
— FL Democratic Party (@FlaDems) May 15, 2013