Hillary's Plan for Puerto Rico

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Mon May 26, 2008 at 01:15:47 PM EST
Tags: Puerto Rico '08 (all tags)

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Here is Hillary Clinton's plan for Puerto Rico. Hillary, Bill and Chelsea have been actively campaigning there all weekend. Today, they attended a Memorial Day celebration in Capitolis. She also is hosting conversations with Puerto Rico families in Bayamon and Guayama. Later she will attend a union rally for civil servants in Ponce and another event in San Juan.

Hillary has accepted an invitation from Univision for a debate with Obama on issues of import to Puerto Rican voters. [More...]

Both candidates say the issue of statehood should be left to Puerto Ricans to decide. Hillary adds,

"I will as your president on day one work with all of the factions here in Puerto Rico and with the Congress to enable you to determine your status by majority vote among all of the options that are available," she told several dozen supporters in this southern town on the Caribbean Sea. "I wish to get this accomplished within the first four years of my term."

Here is Hillary's full statement on Memorial Day.

Background on Puerto Rico's June 1 primary is here.

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Her plan should be to win by half a million (5.00 / 5) (#1)
by PssttCmere08 on Mon May 26, 2008 at 01:17:09 PM EST

votes...I have not given up on her....she has great ideas and she is more than qualified.

GO HILLAR

Well he campaigned there (none / 0) (#71)
by ChuckieTomato on Mon May 26, 2008 at 03:25:35 PM EST

so Puerto Rico matters.


Yeah, but apparently didn't impress (5.00 / 1) (#79)
by FlaDemFem on Mon May 26, 2008 at 06:18:17 PM EST

This article talks about her visit..and the boos Obama got when mentioned.

"Obama was here twice," McEntee said, painting the Illinois senator as a Johnny-come-lately to the issues affecting Puerto Ricans. "Once to raise money. He was here for two hours, and he left, and he went on vacation. Then he came back this past weekend for two days, then he left again."

So maybe Obama thought Puerto Rico was worth his time, but it seems that he didn't convince them that he was worth their vote.


: I mentioned somewhere else that Puerto (none / 0) (#80)
by PssttCmere08 on Mon May 26, 2008 at 06:19:43 PM EST

Ricans would not be fooled by b.s.

Unfortunately (none / 0) (#84)
by JimWash08 on Mon May 26, 2008 at 07:07:14 PM EST

It won't matter for the DNC Meeting this Saturday. Hillary is projected to win BIG there, but it sadly won't be considered, or influential to the outcome of that meeting.

I'm not holding my breath on Obama showing up to a debate with her. He knows all too well that she'd wipe the floor, and possibly the walls too, with him. Not only would he tarnish his "presumptive nominee" title, it could affect his showings in South Dakota and Montana.

It makes me furious how millions of people overlooked her intellect, her electability and her grasp of the facts in the 21 debates and voted for him instead. She even outshone him in that "religion" forum.

Unfortunately for us, he will meet his equal (IMO) if he's the nominee, making the general election debates snooze-fests.


And do we know anything about (5.00 / 3) (#2)
by zfran on Mon May 26, 2008 at 01:17:45 PM EST

Obama willing to debate her? I would watch, even if it's in Spanish. Rise, Hillary, rise!!!

lol...even if you don't understand spanish, (5.00 / 6) (#5)
by PssttCmere08 on Mon May 26, 2008 at 01:22:01 PM EST

I think you would be able to tell by obama's pained expressions if he is losing.


I can't imagine he'll accept (5.00 / 3) (#7)
by Valhalla on Mon May 26, 2008 at 01:25:01 PM EST

which won't help him in PR.

So, I'm confessing, I've become a poll junkie. I haven't been able to find anything more recent than that early April poll that went 50-37 for Clinton. And I'm surprised about the lack of polls, I'd think the poll orgs would be all over this one.


I kind of doubt that polls are (5.00 / 2) (#16)
by frankly0 on Mon May 26, 2008 at 01:31:10 PM EST

very reliable in PR on an issue like a Democratic Presidential primary, given the complexity and the uniqueness of the politics there.

They can't even poll the states reliably, and at least they have some real concept of what the relevant demographic breakdowns might be. God only knows what the relevant breakdowns might be in PR on an issue like this.


: Yes, yes, yes but (5.00 / 2) (#17)
by Valhalla on Mon May 26, 2008 at 01:33:25 PM EST

you missed the part where I'm a junkie. I know it's bad for me but I do it anyway. Enable me!

He can't afford any more debates (5.00 / 1) (#58)
by ruffian on Mon May 26, 2008 at 03:04:55 PM EST

The last one darn near cost him the nomination.


Yes... You're right.... (1.00 / 0) (#75)
by EddieInCA on Mon May 26, 2008 at 03:38:33 PM EST

...He's been bleeding Super Delegate support ever since.


: That's a joke, right?! I wish it weren't. (none / 0) (#76)
by MarkL on Mon May 26, 2008 at 03:39:49 PM EST

Obama's campaign headquarters in PR said (none / 0) (#85)
by TomLincoln on Mon May 26, 2008 at 09:42:12 PM EST

"we have not received an invitation to any debate from Univision." Of course, they refuysed to say whether the Senator would agree to such a debate, and Obama has remained mum.


I would be surprised if obama shows up for (5.00 / 6) (#3)
by PssttCmere08 on Mon May 26, 2008 at 01:21:05 PM EST

a debate. He will get trounced and he knows it, especially if he doesn't get the questions in advance.

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