Attacks on Cuban-American bakery owner reek of election-year desperation | Letters

Miami Herald · Herald readers · 2026-10-23 13:38 UTC

Letters react to backlash against Cao Bakery in Miami after Democrats visited, calling out election-year attacks and political influence on Cuban-American small businesses.

Undeserved label

Re: the Oct. 21 article, “Two Democrats walked into a Cuban American bakery. Then came the backlash.” I cannot remain silent and watch as a social media influencer attempts to label Cao Bakery as “socialist.”

The politician this influencer supports, U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, faces a highly qualified challenger and the strongest threat she has ever had. Labelling her opponent as “socialist” is the only desperate defense they have.

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