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mucifer

(23,553 posts) Sat Nov 18, 2017, 10:02 AM Nov 2017

The movement of Puerto Ricans to Florida is bad news for Trump: Miami Herald

Maybe Puerto Ricans will have the last laugh after President Donald Trump’s disastrous response to Hurricane Maria: More than 156,000 Puerto Ricans have moved to Florida — a key swing state in U.S. elections — since the storm hit the island in September.

That little-known figure should make Republicans nervous. If Puerto Rican voters’ past behavior is any indication, most of the new arrivals will vote Democratic.

In the past three presidential elections, more than 75 percent of Puerto Ricans in Florida have voted for the Democrat, Amandi told me. Even if many of the recent arrivals returned to Puerto Rico once the island’s economy gets on its feet, a significant surge in Puerto Rican voters in Florida would make a huge difference in future elections, he said.

“Even 15,000 or 20,000 additional Puerto Rican voters in Florida could determine the next president of the United States,” Amandi said.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article184816303.html

They will probably figure out a way to kick them off the voter rolls. But, maybe not.

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The movement of Puerto Ricans to Florida is bad news for Trump: Miami Herald (Original Post) mucifer Nov 2017 OP

Time to register some voters. nycbos Nov 2017 #1

I hope local Democratic leaders are working on this dalton99a Nov 2017 #2

I called FL Sen Nelson & another congressman & was told that incoming PRans are helped @ Intnl Airp Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #4

Outstanding! dalton99a Nov 2017 #5

Also get help getting Food stamps (EBT) and kids enrolled in schools. Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #6

+1 dalton99a Nov 2017 #7

This means if Dem vote was 50% now it will be 51% Cicada Nov 2017 #3

nycbos

(6,034 posts)

1. Time to register some voters.

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 10:12 AM

Nov 2017

dalton99a

(81,520 posts)

2. I hope local Democratic leaders are working on this

Reply to nycbos (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 10:13 AM

Nov 2017

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)

4. I called FL Sen Nelson & another congressman & was told that incoming PRans are helped @ Intnl Airp

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 11:05 AM

Nov 2017

to get Florida drivers licenses and FL IDs right there and then.

dalton99a

(81,520 posts)

5. Outstanding!

Reply to Madam45for2923 (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 11:18 AM

Nov 2017

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)

6. Also get help getting Food stamps (EBT) and kids enrolled in schools.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 11:20 AM

Nov 2017

Sen. Nelson is trying to get so that they don't have to be in Florida 30 days before getting food stamps.

dalton99a

(81,520 posts)

7. +1

Reply to Madam45for2923 (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 02:30 PM

Nov 2017

And thank you for keeping an eye on their situation

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

3. This means if Dem vote was 50% now it will be 51%

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Sat Nov 18, 2017, 10:58 AM

Nov 2017

That’s roughly the net effect considering some don’t vote, some vote Republican, and 100,000 more have booked flights scheduled to arrive this year.

And demographic changes have already been pushing Florida more Democratic, such as old white voters dying while younger nonwhites join the electorate. So all things being equal Dems should pick up 2% or so in 2020 compared to 2016. That’s a big change in a close state.

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