[cll]

The GOP primary in Puerto Rico will be held on March 18. It is being well advertised around the island. All three candidates and the nut have suggested that they will campaign around the island depending on Super Tuesday's results.

Puerto Rico Ping! Please Freepmail me if you want on or off the list.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

March 18th? Wow... that’s very soon.

I recall Hillary spending almost a week on the Island in June 2008...

[Steelfish]

How would think third world Puerto Rico would be “battleground”? How did we get to this point?

[Vigilanteman]

The main issues in Puerto Rico are statehood vs. status quo?

Something like this?

Statehood-- we get two liberal senators and five or so Democrat voting house members to help vote us free stuff from the government honey pot. But then we have to help pay for it.

Status quo-- we're already getting free milk without the expense of owning a cow.

Tough decision, eh?

[Vigilanteman]

They also see him as someone who can attract Hispanic voters to the party, and Fortuño makes regular appearances at Hispanic events around the US.

"We share the same values, more often than not," Fortuño says. "Whether it's Cubans, Mexicans, Guatemalans, or Venezuelans, we're all proud of what the other is doing, and [we know] what are each other's concerns, and we work as a team."

For some strange reason, Americans are not mentioned as part of his team. Why do you suppose that is?