The Cuban socialist tyranny is praying for the Democratic Party to sweep the midterm elections this November 3rd. This is not only because socialist candidates have emerged with significant momentum from within that political organization, but also because the “blue party” has shown a lenient approach that provides Havana with more breathing room. In a recent instance, Angie Nixon, a legislative candidate in Florida, gave an ambiguous and evasive response when asked by CBS News whether Cuba was a dictatorship.

Since January — following the bold capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro — freedom-loving Cubans have been filled with anticipation. Many dream that a similar fate might befall Havana, hoping it could mark the beginning of the end for the long-standing dictatorship that has oppressed the Cuban people and threatened the national security of the United States.

Despite any impatience or disagreements that may exist in the lead-up to the midterm elections, the Cuban community in South Florida — a region with a powerful electorate that often determines the outcome for congressional and local seats — remains a steadfast anti-Castro and pro-Republican stronghold. The figures are telling.

According to a survey conducted in Miami-Dade by Florida International University (FIU) between September 4 and 29, 73% of Cuban-Americans supported a U.S. military intervention to topple the Cuban regime. Sixty-two percent expressed confidence that a profound political shift could occur on the island in the coming years. Furthermore, 80% opposed the idea of Washington allowing the Cuban regime to remain in power in exchange for economic reforms.

Within Cuba, the data also points to a new trend: strong support for Trump’s “hardline” approach. Nearly half of those surveyed inside the country by the project “Cubadata” stated that they would support a U.S. intervention.

In addition to the alignment between the Cuban community in South Florida and the people on the island, there is also the severe blow to the regime’s international legitimacy. This shift has been driven not only by the actions of the U.S. State Department but by the wave of right-wing governments that have won elections across Latin America over the past two years.

The most recent sign of this weakness on the international stage was on display in New York during the U.N. General Assembly, which voted this Wednesday on a resolution — introduced by the regime — to condemn the U.S. embargo.

Although many member states once again echoed the dictatorship’s narrative of victimhood, the drop of 35 votes compared to the previous year is impossible to ignore.

The resolution was supported by 130 delegations, while 17 voted against it and 25 abstained. These results show an increase of 10 votes against the resolution and 13 more abstentions.

Joining the traditional opposition from the United States and Israel were objections from several European and Latin American nations: Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Hungary, Lithuania, Morocco, Slovenia, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine. Also notable are the abstentions from Chile, Honduras, Haiti, and Peru, as well as Italy, Germany, Greece, Poland, and the Netherlands.

Furthermore, it is significant that some of the Castro regime’s historic allies — such as Venezuela — did not even show up to vote.

Havana’s desperate outcry was immediate. This desperation manifested in a heated exchange of statements and a shouting match at U.N. headquarters the day before the vote, involving the regime’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, and the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz.

The tragicomic scene unfolded as follows: while Waltz was calling out the regime from the podium and dismantling Havana’s narrative, Rodríguez Parrilla and the regime’s delegation attempted to interrupt the American diplomat. Boldly, Waltz retorted directly to the Cuban foreign minister: “I know you don’t like hearing this. This is the United States, my friend. This is the United Nations. This is not a communist dictatorship.”

The representative from Havana was evidently bothered when the American began thumping the table — an action that occurred as Waltz displayed photos of Rolex watches worn by the late tyrant Fidel Castro and his successor, Miguel Díaz-Canel. These timepieces served as a fitting illustration of the hypocrisy of a regime that continues to demand sacrifices and sow misery among its own people — a regime whose final hour has now, inexorably, arrived.