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SJ Mayor Carmen Yuln Cruz Who Was Attacked By trump in 2017 JUST endorsed Florida Sen Bill Nelson. (Original Post) Cha Jul 2018 OP
And there are many more Puerto Ricans in Florida now. lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #1
I do hope the Puerto Ricans in Florida Cha Jul 2018 #2
This is the sad part Cha. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #6
that is Sad, she. I hope Cha Jul 2018 #8
Shit. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #9
That's ok.. no big. Cha Jul 2018 #10
Lol sheshe2 Jul 2018 #14
Great! Cha Jul 2018 #17
Awesome news, Cha! Thanks for posting! lunamagica Jul 2018 #3
Such Good News for the Midterms in Florida, Luna! Cha Jul 2018 #5
Good for her, and thank you, Cha for this great news! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2018 #4
Mahalo to you, CaliforniaPeggy! I hope Cha Jul 2018 #11
I hope we see the impact of March for Our Lives brer cat Jul 2018 #12
I know, brer! I've seen David Hogg on his Cha Jul 2018 #15
Hopefully Cruz will add the needed spark to boost voter registration. oasis Jul 2018 #7
Yes! Mahalo, Cha Jul 2018 #16
This is great news, Cha! mcar Jul 2018 #13
I know, mcar! This is why I Cha Jul 2018 #18

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
1. And there are many more Puerto Ricans in Florida now.
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 11:37 PM
Jul 2018



And they won't forget being abandoned by Trump and the rethugs. They still have friends and family in PR who are in desperate need even after all this time.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
2. I do hope the Puerto Ricans in Florida
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 11:55 PM
Jul 2018

vote for Dems.. who would actually HELP Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria!

But this is Good News for Bill Nelson and Democracy

sheshe2

(83,327 posts)
6. This is the sad part Cha.
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 12:13 AM
Jul 2018
-- State Rep. Amy Mercado (D), who is of Puerto Rican descent and represents Orlando, said that many of the folks who came last fall have been struggling to find affordable housing and jobs. “Their main focus obviously is going to be survival,” she said. “They have to contend with trying to figure out their day-to-day lives. So, honestly, the last thing they’re thinking about is politics.”

Mercado praised groups like Vamos4PRAction for trying to educate the new arrivals about how the system works on the mainland. She said Puerto Rico’s elections are very different from Florida’s. “They don’t understand that there’s a soil and water board, let alone why it’s important,” she said. “They don’t always realize that the local issues affect them first, before the national issues.”

-- Democratic National Committee officials said they are trying to make inroads with a population that’s highly transient. Chairman Tom Perez visited Orlando in May to announce a $100,000 grant for the Florida Democratic Party to register Puerto Ricans. To boost outreach, the DNC also just paid to get a list of cellphone numbers with Puerto Rican area codes that are being used in Florida. And the party is partnering with Democratic operative Luis Miranda Jr., the father of “Hamilton” playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, to conduct focus groups of Puerto Ricans.

-- Another factor is that Florida Republicans have not taken Puerto Ricans for granted. Mindful of the potential political impact of these new arrivals, Scott has courted the community aggressively, traveling to the island at least half a dozen times since the storm and flooding Spanish-language media with ads. (Nelson is also running ads talking about his work to help Puerto Rico.) The LIBRE Institute, which is part of the constellation of political groups funded by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, has been offering free “Welcome to Florida” classes to teach newly arrived Puerto Ricans how to speak English and search for jobs — with some lessons about the virtues of free markets thrown in. The RNC also hired three staffers to reach out to displaced people.


Thanks to Mercado, Miranda and Perez. We need to reach them and register them.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
8. that is Sad, she. I hope
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 12:39 AM
Jul 2018

those without enough food and a home will soon find the help they need!. Because "politics" and voting will help make that happen for the future.

-- Democratic National Committee officials said they are trying to make inroads with a population that’s highly transient. Chairman Tom Perez visited Orlando in May to announce a $100,000 grant for the Florida Democratic Party to register Puerto Ricans. To boost outreach, the DNC also just paid to get a list of cellphone numbers with Puerto Rican area codes that are being used in Florida. And the party is partnering with Democratic operative Luis Miranda Jr., the father of “Hamilton” playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, to conduct focus groups of Puerto Ricans.

Good find.. do you have a link to this article?

Another reason this endorsement by Mayor Carmen Cruz is so important.. the way rick scott has been so aggressively courting Puerto Ricans.. But, the head GOPutin asshole treats them like shite.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
5. Such Good News for the Midterms in Florida, Luna!
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 12:11 AM
Jul 2018

Hopefully this will Swing the Puerto Rican Vote to Senator Nelson!

Tweets have Consequences, Fraud.

Gracias, Luna!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
11. Mahalo to you, CaliforniaPeggy! I hope
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 02:23 AM
Jul 2018

this is a great sign for Senator Bill Nelson winning against rick scott.

I'm thinking David Hogg's Activists will help re-elect Bill Nelson, too!


brer cat

(24,401 posts)
12. I hope we see the impact of March for Our Lives
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 08:25 AM
Jul 2018

in the mid-terms. They are capable of motivating young people, a group often not inclined to participate, to GOTV, and they know that republicans are NOT on their side.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
15. I know, brer! I've seen David Hogg on his
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 02:08 PM
Jul 2018

Twitter Feed say "Donald trump made him an activist".

And, why not?.. someone in charge, who is obviously against humanity, needs all hands on deck against him.

Thank You!

mcar

(42,208 posts)
13. This is great news, Cha!
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 09:33 AM
Jul 2018

I read that many Puerto Ricans who moved to FL had not registered to vote. Plus, Gov Voldemort is really sucking upmto them.

I hope Mayor Cruz can motivate them!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
18. I know, mcar! This is why I
Mon Jul 30, 2018, 04:50 PM
Jul 2018

thought it was such Great News, too!

A good reminder from the Mayor of San Juan why the Democratic Senator, Bill Nelson, would be Good for them and rick scott not.. I don't care what he says or did.. he'll be a trump clone in the senate.

Mahalo!

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