Trump's Puerto Rico fallout is 'spreading like wildfire' in Pennsylvania, Evidence of the backlash was immediate

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

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Donald Trump has a serious Puerto Rico problem — in Pennsylvania.

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Evidence of the backlash was immediate on Monday: A nonpartisan Puerto Rican group drafted a letter urging its members to oppose Trump on election day. Other Puerto Rican voters were lighting up WhatsApp chats with reactions to the vulgar display and raising it in morning conversations at their bodegas. Some are planning to protest Trump’s rally Tuesday in Allentown, a majority-Latino city with one of the largest Puerto Rican populations in the state.


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“It’s spreading like wildfire through the community,” said Norberto Dominguez, a precinct captain with the local Democratic party in Allentown, who noted his own family is half Republican and half Democratic voters.

“It’s not the smartest thing to do, to insult people — a large group of voters here in a swing state — and then go to their home asking for votes,” Dominguez said.

“If we weren’t engaged before, we’re all paying attention now,” Martinez said. He added the morning radio show he hosts was chock-full of callers Monday sounding off on the Trump rally comments, including a Puerto Rican Trump supporter who is now telling people not to vote for the former president.

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“This was just like a gift from the gods,” said Victor Martinez, an Allentown resident who owns the Spanish language radio station La Mega, noting some Puerto Rican voters in the area have been on the fence about voting at all.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/28/trump-rally-puerto-rico-pennsylvania-fallout-00185935

[Blue Owl]

1. Stick a fork in that fat fucking fuck

Send him to hell where he belongs

[FarPoint]

2. Ohhh yes!

I love that plan....

[Tribetime]

19. And take all the maga fucking fucks with him

[SoFlaBro]

40. Fuck that Orange fucking asshole scumbag. He is a fucking piece of shit.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Maybe the Puerto Ricans in the city of brotherly love

Can toss some paper towels to the trump campaign staff. There’s some cleaning up to do.

[Kid Berwyn]

73. Allentown, if you're listening...

Photo Op — tossing paper towel rolls at Trumpco.

[LisaL]

4. There is also a very large population of Puerto Ricans in Florida.

Over a million.

[Phoenix61]

33. Don't forget the comment about cat and dog eating Haitians.

He’s managed to piss off two sizable chunks of voters because he is incapable of apologizing.

[COL Mustard]

37. That's why Rick Scott is in such a panic.

"Trump? Never met the man."

At least that's what I imagine he'd say.

[rambler_american]

63. Trum p?

I think he's the guy that used to serve us covfefe at meetings.

[COL Mustard]

109. With hamberders.

[oldsoftie]

102. Trump has already said he "didnt hear" the joke & "Doesnt know" the comic.

Reporter gave him the chance to denounce it and he STILL couldn't do it.

"Didnt hear it" my hairless white ass. No WAY he hasnt listened to his own damn rally

[Coexist]

5. Kick!

[Dem4life1234]

6. I hope it costs him PA

Serves his ass right

[proud patriot]

8. it should

[LisaL]

9. I don't think he was on track to win PA even before this.

Obviously this is not going to help.

[oldsoftie]

103. Polls have been saying "too close to call". As in other swing states. Believe them.

EVERYONE who is against trump in these states MUST get in their vote.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

12. As well in Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin, and elsewhere.

No wonder Rick Scott has his undies in a bunch. The Democrat running for Senate has a chance to exploit this. She speaks Spanish and can effectively communicate her message.

We will have to see.

[Wednesdays]

17. It could cost him FLORIDA

There are more than a million Puerto Ricans there.

[LisaL]

18. Wouldn't that be nice?

[mwb970]

64. Losing FL was already likelier than most people think.

[COL Mustard]

39. And all the other States he needs.

I'd love to see his fat ass mewling like a baby after the election.

[magicarpet]

44. PA is only a minor dent in djt's campaign damage from those racist MSG comments & jokes about Puerto Rico

Where large populations of Puerto Ricans live in the USA.

The 25 counties with the largest Puerto Rican populations, include (2020 Census):[2] source WikiPedia

Bronx County, NY – 237,047
Orange County, FL – 191,992
Kings County, NY – 140,029
Cook County, IL – 133,042
Philadelphia County, PA – 127,114
Hillsborough County, FL – 118,284
Osceola County, FL – 116,069
Hartford County, CT – 107,485
Hampden County, MA – 97,870
New Haven County, CT – 91,342
New York County, NY – 91,274
Queens County, NY – 89,115
Miami-Dade County, FL – 83,557
Broward County, FL – 82,665
Polk County, FL – 82,409
Suffolk County, NY – 60,236
Worcester County, MA – 57,223
Essex County, NJ – 55,091
Fairfield County, CT – 52,121
Monroe County, NY – 49,905
Cuyahoga County, OH – 49,882
Hudson County, NJ – 49,853
Los Angeles County, CA – 48,045
Lehigh County, PA – 47,496
Palm Beach County, FL – 47,383

[BumRushDaShow]

70. It's more than a "minor dent" here in Philly/PA

From the 2023 Census Community Survey here - https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B03001?q=B03001:%20HISPANIC%20OR%20LATINO%20ORIGIN%20BY%20SPECIFIC%20ORIGIN&g=050XX00US42101

                Puerto Rican 131857

As a note - the city of Philadelphia and the County of Philadelphia are the same so you can't compare with "counties" that are made up of multiple cities (like Cook County, IL or Orange County, FL, etc.).

As a "city" itself, this is why we are designated as having the 2nd largest population of Puerto Ricans behind NYC (where even NYC goes across several BOROUGHS that are considered "counties" ).

The only state on your list that is "swing" (if you leave FL out of it) is here in PA. None of the other states on that list other than FL and probably OH, are going to vote (R) at the top of the ticket. And as it is, you already have OH Haitians pissed off so perhaps the OH Puerto Ricans in Cleveland will get the memo too.

He needs PA to win.

[magicarpet]

88. No arguement there. Only trying to say there are a number of large Puerto Rician,...

.... communities all over the USA. Diarrhea mouth Donnie and his Fascist MAGA meatheads really did damage to djt's pResidential ambitions by holding his MSG Nazi fest Rally focusing on racist hatreds.

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Donald Trump has a serious Puerto Rico problem — in Pennsylvania.

Fallout spreads from racist rhetoric at Trump’s MSG rally

“What you saw last night is a divisive America. That’s race-baiting. It’s all the things that we were doing in the ‘30s and ‘40s,” former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Monday.

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, particularly nearly half a million Pennsylvanians of Puerto Rican descent.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/28/trump-madison-square-garden-rally-tony-hinchcliffe-00185793

[BumRushDaShow]

90. Yes they are all over although mostly closer to P.R. on the east coast

It's just like there are actually Mexicans here in PA in suburban Philly, who work at the mushroom farms in Delaware County. But they are not the majority of the Hispanics around here.

But guess what I just saw - 45 just doubled down and called his MSG rally a "Love Fest" - https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/29/politics/donald-trump-madison-square-garden/index.html

Hillary Clinton lost PA by about 44,000 votes. Joe Biden won it by about 81,000 votes. I would love to be able pad Biden's numbers for sure! The P.R. neighborhoods here in Philly had some of the lowest turnouts both times. Hopefully we can get that up out of the 20 - 30% range, and at least to 50%.

And I've been wanting to do this to you for a long long time -



(sorry )

[oldsoftie]

105. They BOTH need PA.

If she doesnt take Pa, Ga or NC she'll lose. I'm cautiously optimistic about GA since I live there. I know 4 trump voters who are NOT voting for him this time. Thats just people who have told me privately. There could be more. And I'm sure I'm not the ONLY one who knows some of those types of voters.
Hopefully the same is happening in PA

[oldsoftie]

104. PA has the 3rd largest PR population in the US

May they be the turning point for Harris. How poetic it would be

[Lonestarblue]

67. And Florida.

[cab67]

86. should cost him way more than that.

[soandso]

7. "It's not the smartest thing to do, to insult people..."

No shit! I'm not the least surprised at the fallout. You know who else is Puerto Rican? Kimberly Guilfoyle!

[LisaL]

10. Trump has been insulting people (groups of people) for many years.

NT

[soandso]

14. Yup. It's SOP.

[SomedayKindaLove]

38. Michael Cohen

Did some research and claims the only groups Trump hasn’t degraded are Evangelicals and White supremacists.

[JHB]

46. And a group of one: Vladdy Boy

[Hermit-The-Prog]

98. Pooty the puppeteer, aka traitortrump's Daddy Vladdy, fits in the white supremacist category.

[magicarpet]

112. PUTIE is using the Russian Orthodox Church,...

.... as a big means to control the Russian population and keep them under his thumb.

A Christo-Fascist thing is in play in Russian society too. That is one of the big reasons Putie is loved in Russia. The freedom to practice religion and pray is condoned and supported by Putin.

The Russian Orthodox Church is under his firm grip so as not to waver or deviate too far but more mirror the propaganda lines of the political leadership. The church works in conjunction with the state but never against it or against Putin. A cozy symbiotic situation very similar to what trDUMP has going with the churches in the USA.

[JHB]

45. I don't think these dopes even know that Puerto Ricans are American citizens and have been since 1917

[kiri]

78. But the people living in Puerto Rico control no Electoral Votes

But the people living in Puerto Rico control no Electoral Votes.

[orthoclad]

84. An imperial colony

I thought we were going to push for statehood for PR and DC.

There are more voting citizens in both of them than in Wyoming (iirc), but they don't have congressional rep or electoral votes.

[JHB]

108. So what? They can relocate to the mainland US as easily as someone in Michigan or Connecticut...

...can relocate to Florida or Arizona. They are US citizens. And once they relocate to a state, they can vote in national elections.

A lot of RW mooks don't know they're citizens and use Puerto Ricans to fuel their "migrants come here and get all sorts of stuff" fantasies. E.g., Yes, Puerto Ricans get Social Security. They don't even have had to have left the island: they're American citizens and have been paying into it their entire working lives. Of course they get it.
MAGAt: (Blank look of incomprehension)

[czarjak]

99. I know a dope that won't eat Mexican food just because.

[krkaufman]

72. Exactly. What makes this any different?

Possibly that it was a surrogate (albeit a self-described “comedian”) who was slinging the racist slurs, someone without Trump’s inexplicable immunity.

[mucifer]

80. It's hard to know why this is catching on so

Much more than other similar crazed public comments. But it’s spreading like wildfire in the PR community.

[Klarkashton]

30. Guilfoyle would choke this down like a shit sandwich

And smile.

[progressoid]

42. I suspect many Puerto Ricans don't want to claim her as one of their own.

[LiberalFighter]

59. I wouldn't

[Skittles]

107. heck, a lot of us WOMEN don't want to claim her

[newdeal2]

11. This is part of the reason why we should not just let it go

This is a damaging story and every vote will matter in PA.

[CATagious]

13. 31% Puerto Rican vote went to TFG in 2020 in Fl.

I wonder if that’s about the same in Pa?


https://www.as-coa.org/articles/chart-how-us-latinos-voted-2020-presidential-election

[Zambero]

31. TFG is working full throttle to fall short of that mark in 2024

WAY short. Wishing him "every success".

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

83. He might get 199 EVs or less

Sure hope so

[oldsoftie]

106. I still think it'll be terribly close. What States do you have him losing to get to 199?

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

110. I hope this map has my total

https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/road-to-270-electoral-college-interactive-map-2024-election/#reader=&al:r&ak:d&az:d&ar:r&ca:d&co:d&ct:d&de:d&dc:d&fl:d&ga:d&hi:d&id:r&il:d&in:r&ia:r&ks:r&ky:r&la:r&ma:d&md:d&me:d&me-1:d&me-2:d&mi:d&mn:d&ms:r&mo:r&mt:r&ne:r&ne-1:d&ne-2:d&ne-3:d&nv:d&nh:d&nj:d&nm:d&ny:d&nc:r&nd:r&oh:r&ok:r&or:d&pa:d&ri:d&sc:r&sd:r&tn:r&tx:r&ut:r&vt:d&va:d&wa:d&wv:r&wi:d&wy:r

[oldsoftie]

113. Thats a VERY optimistic map!

I dont see FL going blue & is bold picking all 3 SW states.
But if she can take both PA & GA trump is toast. I'm in GA & one of my friends is sure she'll win here. We have MORE people here from Blue states now than '20 & the abortion issue is a silent motivator for many
I sure hope he's right.

[Wednesdays]

111. Probably this.

It's not a done deal, but the way things are going, it's very realistic IMO. Florida definitely has a chance to turn blue. And this is even conceding Arizona to TCF.

[LuvLoogie]

50. That might drop to 10% with 75% or more turnout overall.

That's just a wishful guess out of the Blue, but very doable.

[LiberalFighter]

60. 185,843

Biden lost by a difference of 371,686 votes. If there were just over 185,843 Puerto Ricans switching to VP Harris that might be a win for Kamala.

[GP6971]

16. Hi Benny!! Bye Benny!!

[Skittles]

21. man, I HATE it when I miss the trolls

[GP6971]

26. You're not missing much.

They trolled poorly.

[Skittles]

34. aw man

it is indeed much more entertaining when they put in some effort

[mucholderthandirt]

66. They didn't get the home version of the game? Oh, so sad. LOL Not.

[NBachers]

29. A filmclip shows a woman yelling at a little girl in a stroller outside Harris's Houston rally. Kamala supporters pulled

the woman away. Benny said the woman was a deranged Harris campaign staffer. He said this would balance out the Puerto Rican insults.

[Conjuay]

74. I hate it too.

It would be great to have a troll grave yard group for those of us who miss their 'live' moment in the sun.

I'm always 'whadesay? whadesay?'.
And always missing the juicy stuff.

[Skittles]

91. I remember when Admin used to show us emails they received from rightwing asshats

they were always a real hoot!

[NBachers]

23. Well that didn't take long! Nice try, Benny

[GP6971]

28. They did troll poorly.

[Skittles]

20. once again

are they just NOW finding out the GOP thinks of them as garbage?

[LisaL]

25. Better late than never, I say.

NT

[Martin68]

22. Trump being himself.

[Bev54]

24. As long as they VOTE

[Klarkashton]

27. It should be every voter no matter what.

[struggle4progress]

32. Trashy folk hang out with other trashy folk. They look around and see trash. They smell trash everywhere,

because they themselves smell trashy

So they think everyone is trashy and talk trash about everybody.

[Butterflylady]

35. This makes me so happy to hear,

I have many PR friends. They are very family oriented. Whatever one does, the family follows. If you say something negative and hurt someone in their family you will hurt the whole family.

[HagathaCrispy]

36. THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA WHORES SLOBBERING ABOUT POLLS (FAKE) WONT TOUCH THIS

They need their ad revenue.

[Kaleva]

41. Fox News affiliates are reporting on this

A Google search shows that the MSM is covering this

[BluenFLA]

43. MAGA woke up sleeping giants!!!

It would be karmic justice if after the way Trump treated PR after Maria that the Puerto Ricans 🇵🇷 were the final nail in his campaigns coffin!

[Sancho]

47. Florida...are you listening? All we need are 100,000 Puerto Rican votes!

[KS Toronado]

48. Early Congratulations on your 10,000 milestone !

[Clouds Passing]

49. Go Allentown!

[Cha]

51. Shitler wanted a BIG Audience.. he Got ONE!

October Surprise!

[Blue Owl]

54. October Surprise equals November Demise

[Cha]

56. Ohh. Bueno!..😎🤞🤷‍♂️💖🤞

[Dem4life1234]

52. They are so stupid

Puerto Rican exist beyond PR and NYC.

[Takket]

53. Angry? GO VOTE FOR KAMALA!!!!!!!!!!!

[PortTack]

55. The youth voters on TikTok last night were outraged

[PatrickforB]

57. That's what I'm talking about! Send these Kluxer-Nazi jerks back under their rocks. They are so misguided and

hate-filled it is just mind boggling.

Trump truly has been a cancer on this republic, and as odious as this whole thing was, the truth about what these racists really think about people is now front and center just eight days before the election.

Just goes to show, when you build a party base on hate and fear, it is going to come out in ways that cannot be ignored, even by the sanewashing media.

[spanone]

58. May they reap what they sow...sick fucks

One and all

[ailsagirl]

61. I was just going to post, "YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW"

You beat me to it.

[spanone]

62. Great Minds....🤣

[ejbr]

65. Clearly, some are

nonpolitical if they think Trump would apologize.

[Botany]

68. Pandejo move by the by the Trump campaign.

A partial list of groups of people he has pissed off. Is he like trying to lose?

Puerto Ricans ….. a garbage island
Mexicans. … how much to bury a fucking Mexican?
Haitians …. Dirty people who are taking black jobs.
Lots of old school golf/country club/western PA citizens who have memories of Mr. Palmer
(Palmer was a good man and nice too)
Women …. You know
Cities across America that he stuck with the bills for his visit
Auto workers

[Harker]

69. There's always someone else to add...

Veterans... suckers and losers.
Disabled... you know that one, too
Scots... best Trumpsky insults!
Irish!

[Botany]

71. Or

People who have family or friends interred @ Arlington National Cemetery
Cat owners
Most of the people of Springfield, Ohio
The >100 US Army Soldiers who got TBI (traumatic brain injury) in Iraq because of Trump’s act
The U.S. Capitol Police
All the contractors Trump screwed out $$ he owed them
All the people who lost loved ones because of C-19 ….. 14 million world wide
And maybe the light is going on for some of the J-6th shits sitting in prison
Women who have been sexually assaulted

[Harker]

75. Yes!

His own supporters... "I don't care about you-- I just want your vote."

Those he has yet to insult are much harder to come up with.

[central scrutinizer]

93. People in Asheville NC

His constant lies mobilized MAGAts to attack FEMA workers and drive them out

[EYESORE 9001]

76. I made the acquaintance of some folks with Puerto Rican heritage in Lancaster, PA

I see some of them are posting angrily about rump’s so-called comedy spot.

[OLDMDDEM]

77. Trump deserves this outrage. I hope it carries into the voting booth.

[mucifer]

79. It's the main story on the front page of the

Chicago Tribune paper version

There are a lot of Puerto Ricans here.

[cab67]

87. that,

and I'm willing to bet people whose roots are elsewhere in Latin America are just about as offended.

[NH Ethylene]

81. Yes! "If we weren't engaged before, we're all paying attention now"

[Omnipresent]

82. I have to ask this:

If this was the last straw to keep some puerto Ricans from voting for trump, why weren’t other issues like trump calling our veterans suckers and losers enough?

[IronLionZion]

85. GOP likes to own themselves to "own the libs" or whatever they think they're doing

Racists forget that Puerto Ricans are US citizens who vote. Plenty of Latinos vote. They are a game changer in many important swing states.

GOP really shot themselves in the foot with their Nazi rally in diverse dark blue NYC. Idiots.

[world wide wally]

89. Why is anybody in the least bit surprised at this?

NEWSFLASH! Trump is a fucking racist!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

92. FAFO Donny

[lpbk2713]

94. Add anyone involved in our departure from Afghanistan.

Trump screwed it up every way he could and dropped it in Biden's lap.

[Stpaoulboy]

95. Happiness is...

Just voted here in Minnesota. There was a young lady wearing a Puerto Rico shirt. Coincidence, I think not.

[AverageOldGuy]

96. Never interrupt your enemy . . .

When he his stepping on his own dick with golf spikes!!!

[louis-t]

97. He always finds a way to shoot himself in the foot.

Last time it was "Mail-in voting is corrupt!!!" He got killed on that one. Now suddenly mail-in voting is not corrupt and his campaign urges people to vote by mail.

[slightlv]

100. Who'd have guess the October Surprise

would come via Trump about trump! LOL!

[oldsoftie]

101. If she can take PA, WI, MI & ONE of NV, AZ or NM she wins.

If she also wins GA or NC she doesnt even need any of the last 3
At least from my calculations & considering the States that are "safe" for both candidates

[YoshidaYui]

114. BLUE TSUNAMI FROM Puerto Rico

Wouldn't it just be amazing if this WAS the nugget that pushed KAMALA HARRIS over the top and it was Pureto Ricans who ELECTED KAMALA HARRIS AND Trump loses by THOUSANDS MORE. IT would be RIGHTIOUS