Bloomberg rolls out plan to make Puerto Rico the 51st state
Posted on AllSides January 28th, 2020
From The Left
Breaking with many of his fellow 2020 contenders, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is announcing his support for Puerto Rico becoming the nation's 51st state.
It's in keeping with the strategy he's employed thus far in his late bid: targeting delegate-rich states and territories and skipping the first four early states altogether. Puerto Rico has 51 pledged Democratic delegates.
He announced his stance in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed on Monday, alongside his plan for Puerto Rico's economic development.
“For decades, Puerto Ricans and their interests have been ignored...
