Julian Castro made Puerto Rico his first stop after announcing his presidential bid. Elizabeth Warren showed up days later. And Bernie Sanders just named San Juan’s lightning-rod mayor as his campaign co-chair.
Puerto Rico has vaulted into the presidential primary limelight like never before, both as a campaign stop and a campaign issue.Between the well-publicized ravages of Hurricane Maria, loud criticisms of President Trump’s disaster response and the delegate yield from the commonwealth’s primary, Puerto Rico is now something close to a must-stop for Democratic White House hopefuls.
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