Puerto Rico-Republican Primary

[minionofmidas]

The PNP-Republican link is far from close, and some penepistas would consider it a mortal insult to be called a Republican. (While others are Republicans.) The PNP would probably fracture if forced into the US political system after statehood.

[minionofmidas]

Romney wins, but does he get a above 50%?  That will be the key.

Doesn't matter. His enemies will say it isn't good enough because it wasn't over 60%.

It is a difference of possibly 10 delegates. 

True dis.

[minionofmidas]

In fact:

2000: Bush wins with 94%
2008: McCain wins with 90%

If any of us had bothered to look back at the historic results a blowout for the establishment frontrunner should've been obvious.

And if you add in that Santorum's "campaign" basically consisted of telling Puertoricans to speak Inglés if they want to be Americans but that they're still cool to vacation on - that is, basically consisted of telling them to vote for whoever had the best chance to beat him - and wonder what sort of appeal, exactly, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul were supposed to have, then, um, yeah.