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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe most pathetic part about the GOP primary in Puerto Rico
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_voting_rights_in_Puerto_Rico, Puerto Ricans can't vote in the presidential election.
So why did the Republicans waste time down there?
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The most pathetic part about the GOP primary in Puerto Rico (Original Post)
jmowreader
Mar 2012
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rufus dog
(8,419 posts)1. I believe that is correct
Off to check
Edit to fix IN in front of correct.
MADem
(135,425 posts)3. It's correct--they cannot vote in the general election.
Their participation is limited to the delegates they send to the convention. And they have a fair number of those.
MADem
(135,425 posts)2. Delegates. It's a game to get the nomination, is all. nt
Orrex
(63,168 posts)4. Romney wanted the delegates that he was able to get from PR...
While Santorum opted to insult Puerto Ricans so that he could show his base in the voting states that he doesn't like people who speak Spanish.