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March 7, 2008 2:40 PM

Puerto Rico Last No More

Puerto Rico's Democratic Party has changed plans for its nominating contest, switching from a caucus to a primary in order to take advantage of all the excitement, the AP reports. "If Puerto Rico is going to play such a significant role, we should give the world a showcase of democracy," said the territory's Democratic chairman Roberto Prats said. "We
know how to vote, we vote in masses and I think it's Puerto Rico's show time."

The territory's 55 pledged delegates will certainly draw attention from the candidates as they head to the final stretch of the primary season. But Prats says their contest has always been scheduled for June 1st, not the 7th as primary calendars have reported. He says the confusion resulted from a typo in the official document originally sent to the national party. That makes South Dakota and Montana the last states to weigh in on the fight on June 3rd – at least until we hear what Florida and Michigan will do.
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by mtdunn--2008 March 9, 2008 4:33 AM EDT
Hillary is a chupacabra
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by mtdunn--2008 March 9, 2008 4:31 AM EDT
Hillary is a chupacabra
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by puerto_rico3 March 8, 2008 9:27 PM EST
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/2008/2/6/puerto-rican-poll-power.html

(--- U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT article about PR PRIMARY on June 3, 2008 at the U.S. Colony of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea)

Will Puerto Rico really be able to decide everything as suggested by U.S. News and World Report''s Michael Barone ?????

Are the 55 delegates going to be chosen on an all-or-nothing basis thus making Puerto Rians the biggest swing voter population in the United States ?

Michael Barone of U.S. News & World Report aparently suggest these are all strong possibilities, right?

GOOGLE: BARONE PUERTO RICO

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/2008/2/6/puerto-rican-poll-power.html

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by latina4obama March 8, 2008 5:02 PM EST
OBAMA is a boricua ... he will end that senseless war and will search for unity so we can get back in track.

Time to CHANGE old experienced WAR pushers for intelligent leaders like OBAMA.

VOTE OBAMA TIERRA DEL ENCANTO!
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by latina4obama March 8, 2008 4:57 PM EST
Puerto Ricans for OBAMA
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by tonytlh March 8, 2008 1:16 AM EST
GO BORICUA! Puerto Rico for Hillary!
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by me4bo March 7, 2008 10:59 PM EST
Wonder how much of a role the Clinton''s played in this change????
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