Puerto Rico, Donald Trump and Pennsylvania

Axelrod: Trump Rally Puerto Rico Joke Could Be 'Most Costly' in History
Democratic strategist David Axelrod warned that comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's joke about Puerto Rico at a rally for former President Donald Trump in New York could prove costly for the Republican candidate.
Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto Rico
Kamala Harris devoted much of her final full day on the campaign trail to reaching Latino voters in Pennsylvania, a swing state that Democrats consider part of their “blue wall” in the Electoral Colle
Pennsylvania Democrats say Trump rally Puerto Rico remark is breaking through ‘like very few other things have’ ahead of election
"I am hearing more on this than I’ve heard on almost any other issue this entire campaign season,” U.S. Rep. Susan Wild said.
Trump and Harris are in Reading, Pa., today, thanks to a bad joke about Puerto Rico
The candidates are both spending time on the last day of the campaign in Reading — a majority-Latino city — where that bad joke about Puerto Rico has resonated.
Puerto Rico joke at Trump rally didn’t go over well with Latino voters, poll shows
During a recent rally for former President Donald Trump, one of the featured speakers made a joke in which he called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” The remark did not go over well with Latino voters in a key swing state, new polling reveals. Photo from Donald J. Trump, Facebook
Trump’s Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump has a serious Puerto Rico problem — in Pennsylvania. Many Puerto Rican voters in the state are furious about racist and demeaning comments delivered at a Trump rally. Some say their dismay is giving Kamala Harris a new opening to win over the state’s Latino voters,
Puerto Rico ‘Garbage’ Comment Turned Voter Against Trump
Denise Murphy said she probably would have voted for Donald Trump—until the recent Trump rally in New York City where a comedian likened Puerto Rico to a “floating island of garbage.” Murphy, who is
Could Tony Hinchcliffe's “island of garbage” joke about Puerto Rico at Trump’s MSG rally cost Republicans the election?
I was in the room where this happened. So let's talk through the vibes and the reaction and the panic that has ensued. Tony Inchcliffe got up there at around 2.30, I'd say when the event started, and he dropped this joke.
Van Jones: Puerto Rican vote ‘lit on fire’ in Pennsylvania
CNN commentator Van Jones said the Puerto Rican vote has been “lit on fire” in Pennsylvania after a comedian at a former ...
Puerto Ricans voting in Pennsylvania have a powerful message: respect us
Being a colony means that Puerto Rico’s 3 million residents can’t vote for president ... They could in fact be the next ...
Liberals fell for their own Puerto Rican myth
“He should be scared in Pennsylvania because there is an energy, there is a surge,” said CNN commentator Van Jones on Election Day. Specifically, Jones said, “The Puerto Rican vote by itself has ...
First-time Puerto Rican voter shows support at Harris Rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Alondra Cortes, who attended Harris’ Allentown rally, said it made her cry with happiness just hours before Cortes — a ...
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Pro-Trump Comic’s Puerto Rico Insult Raises Democrats' Hopes In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Democrats believe comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s insulting remarks about Puerto Rico at Donald Trump’s Madison ...
Harris Vies For Latino Voters, Highlighting Trump Surrogate's Disrespect Toward Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden
There is a sense of pride — you insulted us and we’re going to show you,” Victor Martinez, who owns several Spanish radio ...