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Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association struggling, as elections delayed for 3 months
The PRSSA has announced its yearly elections for their national board that were to be held on September 6, more than 3 months after the organization’s constitution mandates them. The Puerto Rican Statehood Students Association is a group of civic minded students who...
Statehood faction gains control of local Young Democrats chapter
According to the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, Luis Rivera-Marín, anyone who lives in Puerto Rico and votes Republican is in favor of statehood. He said that Democrats tend to be a little unpredictable and that some are going for statehood and some are holding...
Guaynabo prepares for new mayor
On August 5, Guaynabeños will return to the polling stations to vote for their new mayor. Its previous mayor, Hector O’Neill, resigned amid investigations for alleged sexual harassment. Two candidates, belonging to the New Progressive Party , have officially started...
US territories excluded from voter data request
In May, President Trump created the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity to investigate his claims of voter fraud in the most recent presidential election. The commission, chaired by Vice President Pence and vice-chaired by Kansas Secretary of State...
Statehood likely to win overwhelming majority in Puerto Rico status vote
In the upcoming June 11 Puerto Rico status plebiscite, statehood is likely to win with an overwhelming of the votes cast according to our latest poll: 91.2% of respondents supported the annexation of the islands as the 51st state of the United States. These results...
The June 2017 Plebiscite Poll
Following our 2016 polls, we are now resuming our polling with this special edition, the 2017 Plebiscite Puerto Rico Poll. This edition will focus on the upcoming June 11 vote for the territory's political status. METHODOLOGY Our methodology remains the same as from...
House Joint Resolution 19 and the long struggle to reform the electoral college
Currently, there’s a large amount of focus on certain United States bills (ie, House Bill 175: ObamaCare Repeal Act) but less on others, like United States House Joint Resolution 19, which proposes an end to the electoral college via constitutional amendment. The...
Outcome of 2016 Latinx vote remains disputed
President-Elect Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric alienated many latinxs, leading many to predict that he would net an all time low percentage of the demographic. However, exit polls tell a different story. A CNN poll showed Trump’s latinx vote share at 27% percent;...
Carbon emerges as big winner of 2016
Rudy Giuliani removed himself cabinet contention. Chris Christie was strong-armed out of his own transition; Mike Flynn’s son was fired for his embrace of Pizzagate. But there’s one big winner of Transition 2017: carbon. Fossil fuel enthusiasts are thrilled by...
PolitEcho visualizes your political bubble
One of the most politically charged places lies within our own social media. Specifically looking at Facebook some individuals are rather particular with the type of friends that they add when thinking about their own political stance. Aiming to show you your...