We now know that a Rick Scott, Spanish-language endorsement by MD Food Market owner Maikel Duarte-Torres of Tampa was embarrassing. Turns out that the owner of the West Hillsborough Avenue market, a Cuban refugee, was convicted of human smuggling a few years back. Ouch.
Earlier this year Duarte-Torres was quoted in Granma, the official news agency of the Cuban Communist Party. Apparently he was soliciting advice on investing in cattle ranching or fishing boats. He included some Havana-friendly rhetoric: “…long live the revolution … long live victory always.” Caramba.