Mi querida Silvie, that of Puerto Rico sending a democrat delegation to Congress if it were a state is a worn out and discredited meme. Puerto Ricans are at heart and soul conservative, at a minimum conservative on social issues. On economic issues, we’ve been in the marxist abyss and we have learned. I submit to you that once we get off status politics and start learning about national issues, Puerto Rico will be solidly Republican. Witness who are the present government leaders: mostly Republicans. We cannot interpolate how northeast mainland Puerto Ricans vote to how island Puerto Ricans would vote given the opportunity. Have more faith in your people.
Candidly and respectfully,
cll
A poor, nonCaucasian (read mulatto) people who are dependent on the government for their livelihood (a slight majority of PRs population uses food stamps or the EBT card) will never vote Republican in large numbers. Most blacks, Mexicans, Dominicans, and stateside Ricans vote Dem for the same reasons, despite being "socially conservative."
Import the Third World, become the Third World.
Thanks for opening my eyes and ears to this. I’ve been blissfully ignorant on the matter for years. I’m still living “in the 1970s & 1980s” as far as PR politics are concerned.
Gracias.