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Politics
Alex Henderson

Proud Boys take over Miami-Dade GOP

The Proud Boys outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

For many years, the Miami-Dade County Republican Party was synonymous with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and allies such as GOP strategist Ana Navarro, who is now a CNN pundit and an outspoken Never Trumper. Navarro's husband, Havana-born Al Cárdenas, was another major player.

The Miami-Dade County GOP of the 1990s and 2000s was known for Reagan conservatism, and it attracted a lot of Cuban immigrants. The fact that Bush is a fluent Spanish speaker didn't hurt.

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