Another in a long line of decisions made on election night that make no sense...I thought this guy had been a good and effective governor...and they toss him out of office?
They have this creepy political system in Puetro Rico where "Republicans" and "Democrats" will help each other win over a candidate of their own party, if that person is aligned with them on statehood. In other words, a pro-statehood conservative Republican will help a pro-statehood liberal Democrat win over an anti-statehood conservative Republican, and a pro-status quo Democrat will help a pro-status quo Republican win over a pro-statehood Democrat. The local parties are organized by whether you support statehood, status quo, or independence, and you can find all three factions have membership in the national Democrat Party, for example.
Fortuño's loss is probably ultimately bad for Puerto Rico's economy, but I'm glad this guy won't be influencing national politics anymore. I don't trust Fortuño one bit.
From what I’ve heard from Puerto Rico, the governor’s failure to grapple with the crime issue helped sink him. Crime and murder on the island are far, far out of control. People are afraid of getting killed by stray bullets simply driving down the streets.
Regardless of whatever else a governor does, if he can’t address a crime crisis, he’s going to be in trouble.