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When you assume...

I would add to this, most if not all of my family/friends from PR who have moved to the South recently, will vote Republican. These are mostly GenXers. Puerto Rican baby boomers remain Democrat, but those gravitate to already Democrat states.

So, I don't buy this notion that the massive migration of Puerto Ricans to the mainland after last year's hurricanes will flip battleground states to the blue column. It will be more like a wash, IMHO.

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Puerto Rico Ping! Please Freepmail me if you want on or off the list.

[ZULU]

Hope you are right. I think this is true of Cubans also.

[Rockingham]

I have noticed that Puerto Ricans who settle in solidly established PR areas in Florida tend to fall into the usual pattern of bloc voting for Democrats. In contrast, Republican-leaning Puerto Ricans tend to settle in or move outside of PR dominated neighborhoods and often marry Anglos or non-PR Hispanics.

One such acquaintance in the Orlando area, Miguel, moved to an older, almost entirely white neighborhood in Seminole County and became the head of the homeowner association. Not only are the crime and disorder less and the schools better, but Miguel and his wife are determined that their children "will be raised as Americans."

As trendy as it is to cultivate ethnic identity, the tug of assimilation is strong because of the profound attractiveness of American life and values and the freedom and opportunity that the country offers. Those Puerto Ricans inclined that way are more likely to register as Independents or Republicans.

[Buckeye McFrog]

So once again, people defy being politically defined by their race.

Cue the stunned looks on MSM faces.