Puerto Rico Democrats to Hold Primary Instead of Caucus
Of course, not even the NY Times can get its facts straight about Puerto Rico.SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Seizing on a rare opportunity to influence U.S. politics, Puerto Rico's Democratic Party has chosen to hold a presidential primary instead of a caucus to encourage more islanders to participate in the June 1 contest, an official said Friday.
Roberto Prats, party chairman in the U.S. territory, said the switch approved Thursday by the central committee will put pressure on Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to campaign in the Caribbean island.
With 55 delegate votes at stake, Puerto Rico will hold one of the last primaries -- followed only by Montana and South Dakota -- and could play an influential role in a tight race.
''If Puerto Rico is going to play such a significant role, we should give the world a showcase of democracy,'' Prats said. ''We know how to vote, we vote in masses and I think it's Puerto Rico's show time.''
The island has seven superdelegates among its 62 convention votes. Three of the superdelegates are committed to Clinton, two to Obama, and two are uncommitted.
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but they cannot vote in the general presidential election and have no voting representation in Congress.Which is inaccurate. An accurate statement would have been "Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but while in Puerto Rico they cannot vote in the general presidential election and Puerto Rico has no voting representation in Congress."
Oh well, baby steps . . .
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That's ok. New Mexico has been a state for how long and they still screw stuff up about my home state. Sheesh.
re the book, if dated, _One of Our Fifty is Missing_
http://www.amazon.com/One-Fifty-Missing-Continuing-Saga/dp/0937206067/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204928250&sr=8-1
I am sure that PR would get the same treatment. oy
I have information as of being a caucus not a primary...please need further info.. Also the number of delegates is 63. Please let me know who made this changes...need to know.
Milagros,
Click on the link right before the quotes. It'll lead you to the NY Times article discussing the switch.
Hi LatinoPundit!!!
Did you read the article about the alleged union leader who supposedly is huge potential donor to the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and reportedly has a huge and luxurious house in Culebra, Puerto Rico? There's an article about him - DENNIS RIVERA - in the New York Daily News and another one excerpted below:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/02/29/2008-02-29_new_york_labor_leader_dennis_rivera_in_s.html
"New York labor leader Dennis Rivera in shady Puerto Rico union deal" by Juan Gonzalez
¿... ya leyeron y comentaron sobre este alarmante escándalo de proporciones aún insospechadas?
Supuestamente Dennis Rivera le pretende donar 3 a 4 millones de dólares a al Partido Popular Democrático – PPD – y a Aníbal Acevedo Vilá – candidato a la Gobernación por dicho partido colonial.
DENNIS RIVERA - "LIDER SINDICAL" COLONIALISTA & ALIADO DE ANIBAL ACEVEDO VILA
… “Ahora nos traen un supuesto líder sindical puertorriqueño y alegadamente independentista. La realidad es que el señor [Dennis] Rivera vive la estadidad y la disfruta muy bien. Con un salario de cientos de miles de dólares y un presupuesto millonario para operar pretende comprar el futuro del país para anexarlo a su visión de estadidad sindical. Desde estas páginas damos la voz de alerta. Más de uno está coqueteando con los millones del señor [Dennis] Rivera. Él apoya a Acevedo Vilá y al PPD. Vive en Nueva York, tiene una lujosa casa de playa en Culebra y trabaja para influenciar y determinar quién será el presidente del imperio. Ésta es la última versión del colonialismo y la más peligrosa, puertorriqueños contra puertorriqueños.”
- * El autor es portavoz de la Coordinadora Sindical. -
Pedrazaleduc|ARROBA|yahoo.com
http://www.independencia.net/noticias2/cl_lpl_coloniasmoSindical7mar08.html
Fuente: “La nueva cara del colonialismo sindical”
- Luis Pedraza Leduc / Especial para Claridad
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