Is it fair that Puerto Rico/other random islands get delegates?

[Panda Express]

So this weekend Rubio won't be THAT far behind what Trump and Cruz get in delegates, thanks to Puerto Rico. It seems all these random islands add up to a decent amount of delegates. Is this fair? PR was 23 delegates, as much as Maine so Rubio won more from his win in PR, an island that is worthless in the GE than Cruz did in Maine

[Asian Nazi]

Uh, yes, these people are Americans too.

[Vosem]

Uh, yes, these people are Americans too.

[ElectionsGuy]

Yes but I also think they should get to vote in general elections.

[Clark Kent]

Yes, and they should be a state.

[Vega]

Yes but I also think they should get to vote in general elections.

RIP Republicans if that were the case.

Normally we admit States as an ideologically contrasting pair (I.E. Alaska and Hawaii, though there roles at the time were reversed), so if it got to that point, Guam would most likely be admitted as well, and they are currently solidly Republican.

[SingingAnalyst]

Since "Yes, keep it the way it is" wasn't an option, I selected the 3rd option.

[Mehmentum]

Yes, and they should be able to vote in general elections.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Yes and they should be a state if they so choose to.

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Yes but I also think they should get to vote in general elections.

RIP Republicans if that were the case.

Normally we admit States as an ideologically contrasting pair (I.E. Alaska and Hawaii, though there roles at the time were reversed), so if it got to that point, Guam would most likely be admitted as well, and they are currently solidly Republican.

Yes, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa could all be admitted as a group.  Puerto Rico would be Likely D but not impossible for a Hispanic-friendly R to carry, the U.S. Virgin Islands are majority black, so Safe D, Guam is heavily military and military-industrial complex, so Likely R, and American Samoa is majority Mormon, so Safe R.  However, Puerto Rico is about the size of CT and would get 5 CDs this decade, while the other 3 are all smaller than WY, so it would help Democrats in the electoral college and in the House (provided there's no concentrated local R strength in PR), but enhance the Republican tilt of the Senate.

///northern mariana islands

[Bigby]

Not unless they're allowed to vote in the GE too. One or the other.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

No one should get delegates. The Trump family should just reign.

[Illiniwek]

Political parties can do whatever they want.

[ProudModerate2]

I don't understand why you would refer to these areas as "random."
They are not random. They are US Territories.

And yes, they should have a say, at least in the primaries.

[Nichlemn]

Yes but I also think they should get to vote in general elections.

RIP Republicans if that were the case.

Normally we admit States as an ideologically contrasting pair (I.E. Alaska and Hawaii, though there roles at the time were reversed), so if it got to that point, Guam would most likely be admitted as well, and they are currently solidly Republican.

Yes, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa could all be admitted as a group.  Puerto Rico would be Likely D but not impossible for a Hispanic-friendly R to carry, the U.S. Virgin Islands are majority black, so Safe D, Guam is heavily military and military-industrial complex, so Likely R, and American Samoa is majority Mormon, so Safe R.  However, Puerto Rico is about the size of CT and would get 5 CDs this decade, while the other 3 are all smaller than WY, so it would help Democrats in the electoral college and in the House (provided there's no concentrated local R strength in PR), but enhance the Republican tilt of the Senate.

///northern mariana islands

Oops.  It appears to be heavily Republican and also less populous than WY, so admitting all 5 as states could be a decent deal for both Democrats and Republicans.  The former get several safe-ish EV and house seats out of PR, while the latter presumably get 6 of the 10 senate seats and are only down 10/9 in total EV.

Eh, I think they'd all probably end up swingy at best and quite possibly all solid D. The national parties have little influence in the territories, so I doubt recent election results indicate much about how they'd ultimately vote as states. The Democrats' broad success with almost all racial minorities and in Hawaii makes me suspect they'd probably vote D.

[Mehmentum]

Puerto Rico is large enough to be it's own state.  The other 4 have such low populations though.  Maybe if they're all grouped together, they can be given 3 EVs like D.C. is.

[James Bond 007]

I don't see the point since they can't vote in the general election.  It's nice to see them practice democracy though so having them worth less delegates is a good compromise.

[Green Line]

No.  Puerto Rico shouldn't have any voting rights at all in American elections.  They should go back to being our colony.

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Yes and I also think they should get to vote in general elections.

[Young Conservative]

So this weekend Rubio won't be THAT far behind what Trump and Cruz get in delegates, thanks to Puerto Rico. It seems all these random islands add up to a decent amount of delegates. Is this fair? PR was 23 delegates, as much as Maine so Rubio won more from his win in PR, an island that is worthless in the GE than Cruz did in Maine

Um he will still have 1/2 the delegates of Cruz. He's out of the race basically unless he wins Florida, which is highly unlikely

[The Free North]

American Samoa, for the record, is not majority LDS the last time I checked.

[Leinad]

Yes and they should be a state if they so choose to.

[Adam Griffin]

No. They should be subjugated to our electoral demands just like they are subject to all of our other demands.

this is sarcasm

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Yes and they should have a vote in GE.

[President Johnson]

No, but Puerto Rico should be admitted as a state.