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The Conservative Playbook for Keeping ‘Dark Money’ Dark
by Robert Faturechi ProPublica, Feb. 4, 2016, 11:45 a.m. How do you stop states and cities from forcing more disclosure of so-called dark money in politics? Get the debate to focus on an "average Joe," not a wealthy person. Find examples of "inconsequential donation...
Puerto Rico becomes a problem for Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush’s attempted conquest of the elusive ‘Hispanic vote’ looks to be not only failing but actually backfiring on his campaign effort in Iowa. Earlier in the spring Bush was one of the first candidates to visit the island. He took the opportunity to remind everyone...
What voting impact do Latino groups have?
As the 2016 election draws nearer, a plethora of presidential hopefuls are hitting the road and going out to try and snag some of the “Latino vote.” Since 1986 the Latino population in the U.S has increased from 9.1 million to over 50 million in 2012, with much of...
Presidential candidates react to Puerto Rico crisis
Puerto Rico's crisis is garnering attention in national circles. Following reports of Senators Schumer and Blumenthal's intention to file a bill extending Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection to Puerto Rico, we have started to hear reactions from presidential candidates....
Jeb’s Visit to Puerto Rico: Tell Your Friends in Florida to Vote for Me
In the past few months newly minted presidential candidate Jeb Bush, next in line to the Bush presidential dynasty, has been touring Latino communities in key swing states around the U.S. Most notably in Florida, where he held events targeted at the highly influential...
Race Ratings: Distrito Senatorial I
El Distrito Senatorial I, mejor conocido como el Distrito Senatorial de San Juan, está compuesto por los Municipios de San Juan, Aguas Buenas y Guaynabo, y de los Distritos Representativos 1 al 5. Para cada uno de estos cargos hemos hecho los llamados “Race Ratings” o...
Introducing the 2016 Incumbent Tracker
Here at Pasquines we kick off a series of new projects with the introduction of the Puerto Rico Pundit's 2016 Incumbent Tracker. This tracker will track all currently elected officials and their path to 2016, following closely how well they are doing for the future...
Los impuestos: el Talón de Aquiles de la Legislatura Popular (II)
La semana pasada, comenté que la aprobación de ochenta y cuatro (84) impuestos nuevos por la presente Administración del Partido Popular Democrático, podría tener serias implicaciones en los intentos de un grupo de legisladores populares lograr la reelección. Al...
Los impuestos: el Talón de Aquiles de la Legislatura Popular
El adversario más grande que tiene el Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), en su intento por retener el control de la Asamblea Legislativa se llama la matemática. Sus mayorías en ambos cuerpos legislativos son mínimas y por ende su rival Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP)...
Race Rating: 11th Representative District
El Distrito Representativo Núm. 11 está compuesto por el municipio de Dorado, el precinto 16 de Vega Alta y el precinto 18 de Vega Baja. Este Distrito tiene mucha tradición popular, y en su actual composición, que data desde la Redistribución Electoral de 2000, el...