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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP strategist warns: 'Trumpstank' could doom Republicans in Florida for years over PR insults
GOP strategist warns: Trumpstank could doom Republicans in Florida for years over Puerto Rico insultsTRAVIS GETTYS
12 OCT 2017 AT 12:00 ET
Republican strategist Rick Wilson warned that President Donald Trumps desultory response to the Puerto Rico hurricane was risking the partys future in Florida for years to come.
As many as 100,000 Puerto Ricans have fled the crisis in the U.S. territory for the nearest state, and hundreds of thousands more American citizens from the island could join them there possibly for good.
That could transform Florida in many ways, but it could very well end its position as a crucial swing state especially if Trump follows through on his threat to pull FEMA, military and first responders from Puerto Rico.
Set aside the WH/FEMA happy talk, and look at the numbers of new Puerto Rican voters in FL in six months, Wilson tweeted. They were already inclined to vote Dem. They were already coming here due to economic pressures. He warned Republicans to distance themselves from the presidents insulting treatment of Puerto Ricans or risk electoral disaster.
The situation in P.R. is desperate and hes adding insult to many injuries, Wilson tweeted. Good luck being a GOP candidate who has Trumpstank all over you running in the places they move to in FL. (And theyre mostly moving to FL)
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https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/gop-strategist-warns-trumpstank-could-doom-republicans-in-florida-for-years-over-puerto-rico-insults/
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GOP strategist warns: 'Trumpstank' could doom Republicans in Florida for years over PR insults (Original Post)
DonViejo
Oct 2017
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The GOP will suffer for one election cycle, then they will be back as if nothing happened
Azathoth
Oct 2017
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Wounded Bear
(58,685 posts)1. I only hope it's true...
Trump has given new meaning to the old sobriquet Teflon Don. The worse he is, the more his minions seem to like him.
Azathoth
(4,611 posts)2. The GOP will suffer for one election cycle, then they will be back as if nothing happened
I remember feeling that after 8 years of Dubya, the GOP brand would certainly be in the toilet for at least a decade. And two years later we had the 2010 midterms.
NCDem47
(2,250 posts)3. That's if Florida's GOP doesn't throw up ridiculous roadblocks to stop Puerto Ricans from voting!
...and you know they will.
procon
(15,805 posts)4. Trumpstank... sorta covers everything, eh? nt