Ricardolindo
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What if Puerto Rico had voted for statehood in 1993? Would the US Congress have approved it? If so, what effects would this have? Would it be enough for Al Gore to win in 2000?
I wonder what the effects of statehood on PR would be?
Not that I know huge amounts about US politics, but this happening before the 1994 Gingrich Revolution seems about the last time the Republicans would be happy to let Puerto Rico in.
More than the 2000 election, I wonder what the effects of statehood on PR would be?
I always wonder how long it would take for the national parties to fully take over Puerto Rican politics.
I believe that they'd swiftly* coopt themselves into the mainland party structures, to a rather large extent. Certainly, the politicians themselves won't just retire; they're going to want to keep the structures that got them into those positions.Puerto Rico has its own political parties, but considering the reason for their existence is Puerto Rico's status, I believe that, after Puerto Rico gained statehood, they would dissolve themselves.
I feel like it would take 4-6 years before the original parties are no long represented in the US Congress.I believe that they'd swiftly coopt themselves into the mainland party structures, to a rather large extent. Certainly, the politicians themselves won't just retire; they're going to want to keep the structures that got them into those positions.
I agree with that. It will take a few years for the PR politicians to find their bedfellows in DC, now that the constitutional issue has been settled.I feel like it would take 4-6 years before the original parties are no long represented in the US Congress.
I feel like it would take 4-6 years before the original parties are no long represented in the US Congress.
I agree with that. It will take a few years for the PR politicians to find their bedfellows in DC, now that the constitutional issue has been settled.
Moreover, politics back in Puerto Rico may not converge with US politics at any near as fast a rate. I wonder how the economy of the island would be affected.
It actually depends (tm). Theoretically the Republican platform still calls for PR statehood.Not that I know huge amounts about US politics, but this happening before the 1994 Gingrich Revolution seems about the last time the Republicans would be happy to let Puerto Rico in.
More than the 2000 election, I wonder what the effects of statehood on PR would be?
Many members of the Puerto Rican political parties (the pro-statehood PNP and the pro-commonwealth PPD) are also affiliated with the mainland political parties. Thus, I believe the transition would be pretty quick. I even believe the Puerto Rican political parties may have dissolved themselves very soon afterwards.