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Carville: Dems Should Grant DC, Puerto Rico Statehood and Pack SCOTUS When They Regain Power

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 21, 2026 65 Comments

"Don't run on it, don't talk about it. Just do it."...

Apostrophegate: White House, Politico Writer Try to Cover Up Biden’s Latest Whopper

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on October 30, 2024 50 Comments

As I see it, apostrophegate rather ends the Hinchcliffe story as a problem for the Trump campaign. And lays it squarely at the feet of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrrfR2I9hPQ

Florida: Puerto Rican Influx Presents Challenge and Opportunity For GOP

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 11, 2017 14 Comments

Florida has seen an influx of Puerto Ricans since 2000, and in the wake of Hurricane Maria, many more Puerto Ricans are fleeing their devastated homes and moving to Florida. It's not clear how many of these newly-arrived Puerto Ricans will stay, but as many as 100,000 could impact not only the state's politics but national elections. Writing two years, Pew reported that Florida's Puerto Rican population increased 110% since 2000.

https://twitter.com/TIME/status/915314283688239104

Paper towel giveaways and invisible airplanes: Trump’s Puerto Rico trip as colorful as you’d expect

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 03, 2017 11 Comments

Trump visited Maria-wrecked Puerto Rico Tuesday. There, he assisted in distributing supplies, surveyed the damage, held a press conference, and headed back to D.C. four hours early.

Media’s Lame Attempt to Blame Trump for Puerto Rico’s Disaster

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 01, 2017 22 Comments

Being Houston-based, I watched in disgust as the national press corps attempted to politicize Hurricane Harvey and the resultant White House response, going so far as mocking the First Lady's shoes. None of the attacks stuck as story after story from the ground proved the press corps wrong.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/struggling-after-irma-face-potentially-catastrophic-hurricane-maria-n802701

Puerto Rico braces for visit from Hurricane Maria

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 20, 2017 3 Comments

The Caribbean is bracing for another, potentially catastrophic hurricane, and the US territory of Puerto Rico appears to be in its projected path.

Category 5 Hurricane Maria's maximum sustained winds have increased to 175 mph. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter plane took the reading Tuesday evening as the storm was about 60 miles (115 kilometers) southeast of St. Croix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scKIh9_rmt0

Drowning in Debt, Puerto Rico Votes for Statehood

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 12, 2017 23 Comments

Sunday, Puerto Ricans headed to the polls to cast their votes for statehood. 97% voted to make Puerto Rico the fifty-first state. But that overwhelming support is hindered by the fact that only 23% of the eligible population actually voted.

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