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[GK86]

I will donate to help get then set up in FL.

 

[bachikarn]

Still doesn’t make it a “democratic lean”

Like I said Trump won by 130,000, Rubio by over half a million, it is ridiculous to say that it makes the state lean blue.

You realize a Democrat lean state can still go Republican right? That's why they say 'lean' and not 'lock'

 

[jfkgoblue]

You realize a Democrat lean state can still go Republican right? That's why they say 'lean' and not 'lock'

Yeah like Michigan that was a democratic lean, but went red by .2% but Florida went to Trump by nearly a full point and Rubio won it going away. It is not going to be a democratic lean going forward.

 

[BigWeather]

Just invade Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. I don't care how we turn them blue anymore.

I, for one, welcome our Puerto Rican overlords.

 

[Psxdad]

Come to Jacksonville. Flip my city please.

 

[Beartruck]

While exciting, even if Florida went Dem last election Hillary would've still lost by 19 electoral college votes. This will help certainly though and make it harder for Trump next time around.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Yeah like Michigan that was a democratic lean, but went red by .2% but Florida went to Trump by nearly a full point and Rubio won it going away. It is not going to be a democratic lean going forward.

I wouldn't call it a "Dem Lean" but had those 80,000 some votes been there for Clinton last year, the state would be in the same universe as PA, MI and WI. Three eminently winnable states that together denied Clinton the win.

Also Wilson is talking about how that'll impact 2018 more than anything. If these Puerto Ricans get registered and vote next year, Democrats will probably hold the US Senate seat and flip the governor's seat.

While exciting, even if Florida went Dem last election Hillary would've still lost by 19 electoral college votes. This will help certainly though and make it harder for Trump next time around.

If you add Florida to the mix of those three Midwestern states I mentioned, Clinton would have only needed one of them as opposed to all three.

 

[schwabdizzle]

Here is my question because I did not do the research. If you live in a US territory then comes to the US, are you a citizen or do you have to become a citizen?

 

[ahoyhoy]

Come to Jacksonville. Flip my city please.

Here is my question because I did not do the research. If you live in a US territory then comes to the US, are you a citizen or do you have to become a citizen?

Research the OP for the answers you seek.

 

[PixelatedBookake]

Won't Republicans just gerrymander/redistrict to keep this from making a difference?

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

I say go to florida, swing it. THE POWER YOU'LL HAVE

 

[old]

Thus why trump suddenly had a change of heart on the Jones Act.

 

[Jag]

Relevant:

Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Watch until the end!

 

[platocplx]

Yep, Because as soon as there is a mass amount of PR folks who remember the response trump had. Man. its crazy.

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

Thus why trump suddenly had a change of heart on the Jones Act.

I was thinking that, lol

 

[CyclopsRock]

Wouldn't it be better to talk it about it if it really starts happening? Right now it's still a crisis and politics shouldn't be a factor.

But again, there will be political outcomes whether you want there to be or not. There's literally no harm in talking about them.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

Keep dreaming.

Why does it sound like you're seriously opposed to Florida going Democratic?

Hmmmmmmmmm

 

[B-Dubs]

Republicans just approved 300 trillion to fix puerto rico's problems.

There's a ton of Puerto Ricans who have said they're leaving and never going back, even if everything is fixed up. This whole thing is Katrina 2.0, from the fumbled response to people moving away.

 

[hodayathink]

Won't Republicans just gerrymander/redistrict to keep this from making a difference?

You can't gerrymander a state-wide election (President, Senate seats, Governor).

 

[Chezzymann]

Still doesn’t make it a “democratic lean”

Like I said Trump won by 130,000, Rubio by over half a million, it is ridiculous to say that it makes the state lean blue.

Yeah it would need at least 300,000 to really make a dent

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

Kind of rubs me the wrong way that this senator is more concerned with the fact that Republicans will lose a significant hold on Florida politically because of this Hurricane vs well we should be doing something about our people to help. The reality is yes, in crisis, people will be able to open their eyes to who's real and who's fake but being more concerned that they won't vote your way? What does that really say about you tho? This is why the right wing is a joke.