Maybe he could give a speech out here or something.

That would work.

Mmmm hmmmm.

Nice job, Ricardo.

Why is there a primary in a place that has no electoral votes? What purpose does allowing voters in Puerto Rico to possibly decide this primary serve?

Freddy on March 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM

My guess would be to give an edge to the Party choice. ymmv.

For those who still can’t see that this clown has no chance, look at his big win in Bammie compared to his upcoming loss in PR. He picked up a whole 19 delegates from AL while Mitt got 11. In PR alone, Mitt will win 23 more delegates!

MJBrutus on March 17, 2012 at 2:57 AM

Total indictment of the primary delegate system. There’s just no call for PR to have more delegates than AL.

Maybe a better question is: Why is there a primary in a place that has no electoral votes? What purpose does allowing voters in Puerto Rico to possibly decide this primary serve?

Freddy on March 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM

Ask the RNC that. PR isn’t the only one, either. American Samoa had nine delegates that went to Willard Milton, too.

If Puerto Rico wants to join the Union, this is a simple choice for them to make.

Does Puerto Rico even want statehood?

Esthier on March 17, 2012 at 1:39 PM

No. They’ve shown absolutely no inclination towards wanting it either. If I were puerto rican, I wouldn’t.

It is an issue, in that it has exposed Rick and Mitt as total ignoramuses.

Schadenfreude on March 17, 2012 at 2:02 PM

Exposed? Aren’t we a little late in the primary for that? Seems to have been a well documented fact for months now.

Esthier on March 17, 2012 at 1:39 PM

No, they don’t.

It is an issue, in that it has exposed Rick and Mitt as total ignoramuses.

If we accept that education is such a big deal that we need to force it down our children’s throat, then how basic is English education? If you don’t understand the language, it doesn’t matter how many PhD’s you have, you’re unlikely to contribute more than manual labor for that population. I’ve had friends spend years in foreign countries just to teach children in public schools English. It’s absurd that Americans would go to school without learning it. And I fail to understand why Americans should support funding education that does not include English learning. You may as well ask me to support funding education that doesn’t include literacy.

All that said, I believe this is a non issue. Does Puerto Rico even want statehood?

FYI — MadisonConservative has written a number of posts and comments supporting his conclusion that Santorum is a statist (you may find some in The Green Room archives); that’s why he’s off-handedly included this minor example as yet one more example supporting his already well-developed conclusion that Santorum is a right-wing statist.

ShainS on March 17, 2012 at 12:36 PM

You can argue that position. This is not an example of it. Sorry Santorum detractors. Maddy has a lot of good points, but I think he was a little off the mark here.

Why isn’t this a states’ rights issue?

Yes, it is. That’s why Santorum is a statist. When discussing his ideological beliefs, he has no problem saying he respects federalism. When he actually has to apply it, his lust for central power kicks in.

MadisonConservative on March 16, 2012 at 9:46 PM

Puerto Rico is not a state, so how can it be a states’ rights issue?

You need a better example to support calling Santorum a statist.

There Goes The Neighborhood on March 17, 2012 at 12:49 AM

FYI — MadisonConservative has written a number of posts and comments supporting his conclusion that Santorum is a statist (you may find some in The Green Room archives); that’s why he’s off-handedly included this minor example as yet one more example supporting his already well-developed conclusion that Santorum is a right-wing statist.

“Q: Is there any downside to the US becoming a bilingual nation?
A: It’s important for as many Americans as possible to do what I have never been able to do, and that is learn another language and try to be bilingual because that connects us to the rest of the world. It is important that English remain our common unifying language because that brings our country together in a way that we have seen generations of immigrants coming to our shores be able to be part of the American experience and pursue the American dream. I have been adamantly against the efforts by some to make English the official language. That I do not believe is appropriate, and I have voted against it and spoken against it. I represent New York. We have 170 languages in NYC alone. I do not think we should be, in any way, discriminating against people who do not speak English, who use facilities like hospitals or have to go to court to enforce their rights. But English does remain an important part of the American experience.”

LOL….”underperforming” is an understatement. The guy, as I said, has been running for 3 years, is loaded with campaign cash and organization and has been pimped as Mr Electable for the past 3 years at least. Even with all this he can’t put away a couple of GOP second-stringers, and you want to say he’s performing to expectations? LOL

ddrintn on March 17, 2012 at 8:21 AM

Let’s pretend that in 2008 when McCain was leading Romney by about the same as what Romney is leading the others now & when Romney had enough intelligence to see the writing on the wall & drop out to give the GOP a chance to unite instead of saying even if he couldn’t win he was going to make sure McCain didn’t win to soothe his ego, didn’t happen. I mean, we have to for what you wrote to make sense, but let’s pretend.

You are actually conceding that Santorum & Newt are “second-stringers.” Seriously, that is your defense of your position? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Face reality. Romney has won the nomination, and you know it. You are just a desperate supporter of either Newt or Santorum, so you have to try to push the myth that Romney is somehow underperforming.

LOL….”underperforming” is an understatement. The guy, as I said, has been running for 3 years, is loaded with campaign cash and organization and has been pimped as Mr Electable for the past 3 years at least. Even with all this he can’t put away a couple of GOP second-stringers, and you want to say he’s performing to expectations? LOL

Let’s compare Romney’s share of the vote in primaries and caucuses VS. McCain’s 4 years ago. You will see that Romney is doing significantly better than McCain did:

bluegill on March 17, 2012 at 8:00 AM

Now give us the relative turnout levels in those states.

And Ol’ Brylcreem, who’s been running for 6 years, had a top organization and had money coming out his ears, still hasn’t put it away. LOL But he’s going to take it to Obama, yesireee…

ddrintn on March 17, 2012 at 7:42 AM

Face reality. Romney has won the nomination, and you know it. You are just a desperate supporter of either Newt or Santorum, so you have to try to push the myth that Romney is somehow underperforming.

The reason Romney isn’t closer to the 1154 yet is because the primary calendar schedule this year isn’t front-loaded like it was in 2008.

Let’s compare Romney’s share of the vote in primaries and caucuses VS. McCain’s 4 years ago. You will see that Romney is doing significantly better than McCain did:

McCain 2008 VS. Romney 2012
In Comparable Primaries and Caucuses

Iowa

McCain 2008 Share: 13%

Romney 2012 Share: 25%

New Hampshire

McCain 2008 Share: 37%

Romney 2012 Share: 39%

Michigan

McCain 2008 Share: 30%

Romney 2012 Share: 41%

Nevada

McCain 2008 Share: 13%

Romney 2012 Share: 50%

Florida

McCain 2008 Share: 36%

Romney 2012 Share: 46%

Main

McCain 2008 Share: 22%

Romney 2012 Share: 38%

Alabama

McCain 2008 Share: 37%

Romney 2012 Share: 29%

Arizona

McCain 2008 Share: 47%

Romney 2012 Share: 47%

Colorado

McCain 2008 Share: 18%

Romney 2012 Share: 35%

Georgia

McCain 2008 Share: 32%

Romney 2012 Share: 26%

Mass

McCain 2008 Share: 41%

Romney 2012 Share: 72%

Minn

McCain 2008 Share: 22%

Romney 2012 Share: 17%

ND

McCain 2008 Share: 23%

Romney 2012 Share: 24%

Oklahoma

McCain 2008 Share: 37%

Romney 2012 Share: 28%

TN

McCain 2008 Share: 32%

Romney 2012 Share: 38%

Wyoming

McCain 2008 Share: 0%

Romney 2012 Share: 39%

But let’s not minimize the fact that he was answering a question, and that questions in Puerto Rico are likely to at least touch on statehood. It might not be that easy to avoid answering these questions.

There Goes The Neighborhood on March 17, 2012 at 12:58 AM

True, but he should have known that he was likely to get this question, and have been prepared with a brief, uncontroversial response, which would have enabled him to move on quickly. He either has no one advising him on this stuff, or his advisors are as undisciplined as he is.

For those who still can’t see that this clown has no chance…

MJBrutus on March 17, 2012 at 2:57 AM

And Ol’ Brylcreem, who’s been running for 6 years, had a top organization and had money coming out his ears, still hasn’t put it away. LOL But he’s going to take it to Obama, yesireee…