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    Romney Wins Puerto Rico.....

    A Puerto Rico election official told the Associated Press Sunday that Mitt Romney won the territory's Republican presidential primary. But it remains unclear how big Romney's win over Rick Santorum will be--and if it will be enough to secure all of the territory's 20 delegates up for grabs.

    With 21 percent of precincts reporting, Romney led with 83 percent of the vote, compared to Santorum's 8 percent. Newt Gingrich trailed with just 2 percent, followed by Ron Paul at 1 percent. If Romney wins with more than 50 percent of the vote, he would take the entire slate of delegates—further increasing his delegate advantage over Santorum, who, with just 239 delegates, has less than half the delegates Romney has amassed so far.

    But Santorum, coming off wins last week in Mississippi and Alabama, tried to make a last-minute play for delegates in the territory. He campaigned on the island Wednesday and Thursday. During the trip, he stirred up controversy by telling a local newspaper that if Puerto Rico votes in favor of U.S. statehood—an issue that will be on the ballot in November—the territory would have to adopt English as its official language. Santorum later said his remarks were misinterpreted.....snip~

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/p...201823184.html
    The Ticket – 3 hrs ago<<<<< More Here!

    Did Santorum think that his remarks being misinterpreted means anything? I think he shot himself in the foot here. Neither Gingrich and Paul fared well at all.
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    It looks like they want a moderate. We should not let them become a state; they likely want lots of government programs to shovel cash towards them.

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    Most of the ones I talk to say they get plenty now, and that they will gladly take more.
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    I can just see Geraldo right now on Fox pretending this matters.

    Puerto Rican statehood would be a disaster.
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    Bad move by Santorum...

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    I don't think they should become a state. That said and already is in my standings. Romney ended up winning with 83% of the vote and he took all 20 delegates.

    Illinois is make or break for Santorum. This Tuesday. Why Gingrich is hanging around, I have no clue. Santorum thinks it is to take votes from him. I highly doubt it.....I think this was set up to take from Paul.
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    Dems want Puerto Rico a state because they think they will vote for Dems. The history has been that Puerto Rico didn't want statehood.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Conley View Post
    Bad move by Santorum...
    Bad for his campaign but good for the rest of us.
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    I think I agree with you, but I don't fully understand how our current relationship with Puerto Rico works.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    I don't think they should become a state. That said and already is in my standings. Romney ended up winning with 83% of the vote and he took all 20 delegates.

    Illinois is make or break for Santorum. This Tuesday. Why Gingrich is hanging around, I have no clue. Santorum thinks it is to take votes from him. I highly doubt it.....I think this was set up to take from Paul.

    Yup

    Because Romney won with more than 50 percent of the vote, he took the island's entire slate of delegates—further increasing his delegate advantage over Santorum, who, with just 239 delegates, has less than half the delegates Romney has amassed so far.
    "So far, pretty darn good news," Romney said of the Puerto Rico results, as he shook hands with supporters at a rally in Vernon Hills, Ill., outside Chicago, where he was campaigning today ahead of that state's primary on Tuesday.

    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/p...201823184.html

    How is Santorum doing in Illinois?

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