Puerto Rico would be a second “D”, not an “R”, especially in the Senate, where they are trying to gain ground.
The citizens of Puerto Rico are overwhelming apathetic with regard to statehood. In the 2017 referendum, only 23% of registered voters participated. The pro-status-quo group boycotted the referendum, and 500,000 blank ballots were later discovered. A completely dysfunctional and corrupt territorial government there.