Rosselló should double Nelson, Gillum

Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rosselló is expected to approve Senator Bill Nelson (D.Fla.) And governor candidate Andrew Gillum on Monday in the heart of Boricua, Florida.

Rosselló at 10:45 will make a "special announcement" with Nelson at his side, according to Nelson's campaign. And at 1:15 pm, the Gillum campaign says it will be held next to Gillum for another press conference in Kissimmee. No campaign would confirm this support, and no spokesman for Rosselló could be contacted.

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However, two senior Democratic Party officials confirmed that Rosselló would support the two men – partly under pressure from the Democratic Party and because of the disgust with the controversial and imprecise statements of President Donald Trump on the bear turnaround.

"Unless the governor unexpectedly changes his mind, he makes the right call and stands with those who have defended Puerto Rico," said a senior Democrat involved in both campaigns.

After fighting the Puerto Rican authorities about Maria's death toll, Trump said he was opposed to creating a state for the island, one of Rosselló's major problems. The president's Florida Republicans have split with him about the state issue and Trump's plot.

Bob Cortes, a republican of Puerto Rican descent who represents a district of Boricua in central Florida, learned that the island authorities had given their approval and said that Rosselló was making a mistake and was turning his back on the opponent of Gillum, Ron DeSantis and Gov. Rick Scott running against Nelson for the Senate.

"After so much effort on the part of Rick Scott for Puerto Rico after the hurricane and the relationship that they maintain, it sounds like treason," Cortes said in an interview in an interview "Rosselló is the Moroccan version". Cortes said: "Rosselló plays with fire and will burn."

Mr. Cortes, who also criticized the federal government's response to Maria on the island, said that Rosselló called for a closer examination of the failures of the preparations and the response of the island government to Maria under Rosselló .

Polls show that Trump is extremely unpopular with Puerto Ricans in Florida, where more than 1.13 million Boricuas live. Exact figures are hard to come by, but 500,000 people could be registered to vote on 13 million active registered voters.

Polls also show Nelson was worried that his campaign would not do enough to reach Puerto Rican voters, while Scott has been extremely successful in this crucial block of voters since hosting Hurricane Maria in Florida. The Democrats rejected Scott's efforts, saying the state was essentially distributing federal aid and that Florida, under the government, was cutting off affordable housing funds as more evacuees sought shelter.

Many recent polls suggest that Nelson's reputation has begun to improve among Hispanic voters. And Democrats hope that increased attention to voters of Puerto Rican descent – about 70% of whom tend to vote Democrats – will help boost voter turnout in Florida, which has always been one of the most poor of the state.

There is no public survey showing the effect that Rosselló's support could have in Florida. But media attention in the Orlando area, rich in Puerto Ricans, should help strengthen the identity of Democrats in the community.

Scott had hoped to mark Rosselló's approval. The governor of Florida has been to Puerto Rico eight times since the hurricane and rubbed Rosselló. Scott was also approved by Rosselló's allies: Puerto Rican congressman Jenniffer González-Colón and Luis G. Rivera-Marin, secretary of state for the island. The three Puerto Rican officials are members of the new progressive party of the island.

But González-Colón and Rivera-Marin are also members of the Republican Party and Rosselló is a member of the Democratic Party. His father also endorsed Nelson earlier this year.

On Florida's August 28 primary election day, Rosselló seized Florida's policy by endorsing Gillum's opponent, Gwen Graham, the favorite who lost big on Gillum's election day. .

"@GwenGraham In the last few months, your vision and your #Florida policy have set you apart," Rosselló wrote on Twitter just after 10:30 am on the day of the Florida governor's primary. "We look forward to working with you to meet the challenges of the community, including Puerto Ricans living in the sun."