Posted on 03/06/2016 6:59:43 AM PST by Enlightened1
Trump declared bankruptcy of his golf resort in PR about 4 weeks after getting into the race.
“no love lost between Puerto Ricans and Cubans”
I think you’re correct, but you may be too charitable. I consulted several of my Cuban friends on this issue yesterday. All of them told me, without any hesitation, that Cubans detest Puerto Ricans and that the feeling is mutual. I know this is just anecdotal, but it may show that Rubio will not get any support from PRs just because he’s Cuban.
On what basis are you convinced that Trump should win Puerto Rico?
I am a Trump supporter but I see Rubio as the most likely winner there. They usually tend to go with the GOPe candidate. So unless they are as mad as the electorate here, that would be my guess. I say let Rubio win big there and take all of the delegates. At least the entertainment from it would be to see him getting all excited and proclaiming that he is still relevant.
But if Trump wins, even better.
Interesting. Thanks.
Back in the early 90's I was working in corrections and we had a wing of Cuban inmates, one day I asked a guard who was Puerto Rican what they were saying, and his response was "Do I look like Dr. Doolittle, that I can talk with the ******* animals?"
I thought Rubio would win this as well. Has Trump done one thing in Puerto Rico? He might even come in 3rd since he’s against two Hispanics.
They should do a little research;
http://www.trump.com/real-estate-portfolio/
http://www.trump.com/hotel-collection/
http://www.trump.com/golf/
I suspect he is there vacationing while he still has campaign funds to pull from. Why would he leave FL. for a single moment knowing how important it is to win there?
Trump will not win Puerto Rico
I don’t think Trump will win PR.
Although the Republican Party and Democratic Party chapters in Puerto Rico have selected voting delegates to the national nominating conventions participating on U.S. Presidential Primaries or Caucuses, U.S. citizens not residing in one of the 50 States or in the District of Columbia may not vote in Federal elections.
Strange.
but Little Marco was campaigning there
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They think he hates Mexicans and therefore all latinos.
Believe me, many of them are on my FB. They are constantly posting vile crap on Trump. Then they all post mockery and nasty stuff in spanish in the comments. I know enough spanish to know it’s not pretty.
My DIL is very very sweet, and she never posts anything political but her family... OYE. I don’t think they care much for Cruz either but I don’t see that on FB. My guess would be Rubio is favored and another guess would be that turnout will be low because they really don’t like any of their choices.
Cruz assisted in assembling the Bush legal team, devising strategy, and drafting pleadings for filing with the Supreme Court of Florida and U.S. Supreme Court, in the case Bush v. Gore, during the 2000 Florida presidential recounts, leading to two wins for the Bush team
A lot of their posts are Latino Pride kind of stuff too. Sort of like Jeremiah Wright stuff for hispanics.
One post last week was promoting U.S to bail out poor little PuertoRico because “they” actually built our nation (???) We owe them.
“It’s an open Primary. Trump is leading with all the Independents and even the Democrat crossovers.”
He’s bringing in more liberals under the GOPe tent!
I would be SHOCKED if Trump even got 5% of the vote.
Maybe. Time will tell. I expect the two Cubans to finish first...
although Rubio's insistence that PR not be allowed to declare bankruptcy may hurt him.
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