Jean T’s comment to you was so heartfelt. I feel everything she said, Robert. You, Jessica Craven, Lucian Truscott, IV, and Heather Cox Richardson have opened up your “homes” to us strangers. We have all really needed a place to belong, to commiserate after the horrors of s Trump fake presidency and Covid. So thank you and Jill for your unwavering support in getting information to all of us. We are, after all, a community.
Nov 16, 2023·edited Nov 17, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
I share Jean T's sentiments as well as those expressed by others. This community you've created, Robert, is a bright light in the storm. Your usually calm words are reassuring to us, and your personal encouragement is greatly appreciated. It's really nice to have a place where we can depend on civil conversations and support. You, Jill, Heather, Jess, and Joyce are unsung heroes.
It's reassuring having a real President after the four year run of White House Apprentice. Unfortunately, the $#!+show was picked up by Fox and now apparently Univision. It's up to us to amplify President Biden's great work.
The description Robert gave of Biden's press conference is how I see him. Smart, capable, polite, in command of a ton of information, and able to retrieve it on demand. I'm a few years younger than he is, and I couldn't do it myself. Why can't more people see that?
Today Robert Hubbell addresses the difference in competence between Joe Biden and the Republicans he contends with -- Donald Trump and the new House Speaker. He is helping to put an end to Republican claims that Joe Biden is something other than on top of his job.
I agree but the reality is how many voters watched, listened and understood what Biden said after his meeting. We need to get the messages out in a more demonstrative way.
One thing the Democrats need to do better at is to stop treating the Latino community as a monolith and realizing that Latinos do not see themselves that way, that Cubans in Miami are very different than Mexicans in California and tailoring messaging to each group. This is not a new or original observation and so should b easy enough to accomplish.
In a completely unrelated note, this has been circulating among my friends and family and is worth passing on:
Remember how in 2016 and 2020 there were all those social media posts and blog comments that began "I am a lifelong liberal Democrat, but..." and invariably wound up being a pitch for Donald Trump?
"I am a Jew, but...." is the 2023 version, with the posts inevitably turning into a pitch for Hamas.
Alan thank you for this reminder re: the similar ploy in social media posts. I hadn't picked up the clear parallel & have been responding to this insanity.
Robert, I love the pithiness of this call to action: "Acknowledge the issue, identify strategies, and implement solutions." Reminds me of the pithiness of Anat Shenker-Osorio's call to action: "Engage the base, persuade the middle." Yes, we online Dems are a community, but what are we doing outside our bubble to do what Robert and Anat are calling us to do? I'm thinking of having postcard soup groups around our county: the host makes a pot of soup, folks bring a bowl, and I provide postcards and stamps to write to neighbors about one or two of Biden's achievements, as a way of getting the word out. What do folks here think of this? Worth the effort? If not, what else? Thanks - Vicky Cohen
Vicky love the soup idea and the focus has to be persuade the middle and get out the vote. Republicans shout a lot but not all of them vote. Along with the soup you need some homemade bread and pictures distributed on social media.
I organized a group of like-minded friends. We registered for three “postcards to voters” groups and order a list of names/addresses commensurate with the number of people who are coming. We meet once or twice a month, sometimes more often depending upon the political season. At first we were meeting at my house but now we meet at a local Whole Foods type store where we can each order whatever we want for lunch and/or coffee and sit in the dining area and eat and have a good time.
People have stopped to ask about what we are doing and we have two new members that way. Friends bring friends. No one needed enticing with a bowl of soup (although that does sound yummy). We know what’s at stake!
I should add that I live in a reliably blue state, and a reliably blue county.
For me and my group it’s a way to help in states that are more on the edge and need a boost. In the past year we wrote GOTV postcards for Ohio (for both the August referendum and the November election) and also for close races in the Virginia state house.
Super (😉) idea! Questions: Are you working with your local D group to ID participants and postcard recipients? Also, how could we make this national — like Victory Gardens?
Yes, I'm working with my county committee (I'm the secretary for the group) and I'm hoping to ID less frequent voters. As for making it national, I want to "think national, act very, very local." If we can create active local groups, I think we can increase social connection and a sense of belonging - and of being needed.
I don’t know what state you live in, but in most you’re able to request a copy of names and addresses and party affiliation, and individual’s voting frequency from the state (or perhaps county, I can’t remember)
We have done this since 2017 in various soup formats. The first step is to determine who you want to reach. Getting accurate, current addresses and making the message pithy, clear and repeatedable. If it is from a candidate and the addresses are too, the message has to be written by the candidate office I think. Big bags of excellent frozen soup can be found for not much money and makes it easy peasey for the host. I used coffee cups for the serveyourself soup straight from the kitchen. For 20 people set up and clean up took no more than an hour. It really is community buidling! Good for you.
I'm still absorbing the Tuesday Newsletter report on the shockingly failed ethics of the Supreme Court, and it prompted me to write to the Chief Justice the following:
To Chief Justice John Roberts, United States Supreme Court
As a 75-year old American voter, I am deeply disappointed in the toothless and unenforceable "code of ethics" issued by the Court last week. It is critical for the Supreme Court to abide by the highest ethical standards, and this sham list ignores both the appearance and the reality of gross ethical violations and actual corruption. The Court has not followed even this weak imitation of a real ethical standard.
I am quite sure you know the difference between what you issued and a real Code of Ethics, such as is followed by every other Federal court in the system. This is not a good-faith response to the scandals and plainly apparent corruption that has plagued the Court; you have failed the American public, and furthered the distrust and lack of faith in the Court.
We await a revision of what we can politely call your "first draft" as a first step in rebuilding the legitimacy of this deeply-tainted Court.
Sincerely yours-
I urge everyone to let Roberts know that we are not fooled by the doublespeak issued by the Court last week in a veiled attempt to distract us from the obvious corruption occurring there, and that the legitimacy of the Court hangs in the balance. Their breath-taking arrogance should not go unchallenged, particularly since they may have a major role in validating (or cancelling) the legal accountability of the corrupt Trumpist cabal.
Excellent letter, Tom. But Roberts and his Federalist Society cohorts really don't have any interest in what anyone else thinks - except the Oligarchs and their sock puppet Leonard Leo.
Don't get me wrong. I admire your efforts. But we need to be clear. The Supreme Court is stacked with "justices" who have no interest in the "common good"...no interest in real democracy...no interest in social justice...no interest in interpreting the Constitution in a manner that reflects the values of modern America. They are throwbacks to a time when none of us were born. And I am old!
I agree that the court is self-isolated from "average" Americans, but I also believe that our freedom of speech gives us a tool to exert pressure- even if it's only a pin-prick reminder that we the people know what's going on and are holding a searchlight on their corruption. By sharing the criticism publicly we build consensus that may not reach the worst offenders but sets a public tone of condemnation. It goes on the public record that we're not just sheep; and come the sweeping out next November, it will help support corrective measures that will eventually rein in the corrupt - if they're not already in jail after the accountability trials have played out. As my muse Bob Dylan said, "He not busy being born is busy dying" - I'm not dying (yet)!
It’s been a wonderful pairing of Democrats getting things done in their houses with the president reminding us what being presidential means with all its stature and precision and nuance, all against the backdrop of Republicans forgetting the required lesson on cooperation (surely there must have been one in the orientation packet) and reminders of how minorities of the unpopular party votes do not actually determine how a bill becomes a law (MTG)
I did my independent study thesis on James Joyce’s Ulysses in college, and I can assure everyone in this forum that the ramblings of the protagonist in that book are far more coherent than anything any republican has said in recent years.
Such a wonderful comment from Jean T. And, all true; you and your team are making a real difference in this swirling soup of events we live in. Day by day it seems there's never a calm moment; but as Jean notes, within community and within ourselves we can create those moments, without which nothing can be done to make the better world we hope to see. As another elder, I very much appreciate the opportunity you provide to be heard and sometimes that's all I can contribute. Thanks, Jean T; don't worry too much about being a perfectly gracious person this holiday season, esp. w/MAGA craziness. I try to remember that anger almost always disguises fear, and that underneath the bluster and the cruelty most of these people (excepting racists and billionaire greed-hogs!) they feel lost. It's a tricky balance between expressing compassion and tolerance and pushing back against misinformation, which is also crucial. I'm glad we have this community.
As much as you contrast President Biden to his immediate predecessor, I also see a distinct contrast with President George “The Decider” Bush whose focus was was on tge horse race rather than what was best for our country. The global disaster that followed his ill-considered response to 9/11 led directly to the rise of Iran as a middle eastern superpower in waiting. Biden is s decision maker, but also has a clear grasp on the facts and issues. I don’t always agree with him, but i always respect him.
It is so satisfying to read about Biden's being in command. No-one could do as well as he. Anyone who thinks they could do so, or that anyone else could do so needs to read today's Today's. Newspaper writers at the NYT would do well to see this. I've had trouble trying to find emails for them--Frank Bruni, for example, and others from the NYT. If anyone can provide me with such, I will send this to them.
Well said. I would add that some Republicans, even some of the most conservative ones, are not happy about the situation with the Republican majority, after Holy MAGA
Mike sent everyone home for their Thanksgiving vacation without even trying to make use of the remaining days before the holiday to pass legislation. Chip Roy of Texas had an explosive outburst on the House floor condemning his colleagues, which was then immediately and adeptly picked up by the Biden Harris campaign. 😊 You’ve just gotta love it.
His comment was out of frustration with the republican conference. He wasn't attempting to be helpful to the Democratic party. He just wasn't thoughtful in his choice of words.
True, he is a Republican representing a district that has distinct blue pockets, and he cannot alienate those people. This is probably the first time in years that I heard any Republican make sense, aside from Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, etc.
Thanks to both you and Jean for expressly pointing out the high value of community engagement, through communication or information sharing, strategic planning and action, resource gathering and effective use thereof, and for encouraging and appreciating the reality that each member of the community can contribute, much or little, according to one’s circumstances, toward the community’s goals and objectives. The Hubbell community is one for which I too am grateful, even though my contributions to it have been minimal. I hope, however, that “every little bit helps” is actually a truism.
I have decided to believe there is no “minimal” contribution. I am a 70 year old woman living in Illinois. I do not wish to make phone calls or knock on doors. I had an occasion where someone belittled my contribution of postcard writing as not a substantial or effective action. Well, I’m here to say I wrote cards to Wisconsin and I wrote cards to Ohio and to Virginia. I stayed up late to hear the results and next day felt really good about myself, my efforts and, darn it, I’m taking credit for the successes! Every little bit helps! I believe.
I'm with you P.H.; I am 71 having had mobility issues last 2+ years. And I'm a caregiver. So I give a little money, I write lots of letters, I write to my legislators and others, and I keep myself informed here and other places.
We all do what we can do. I may be a little carrot swimming around in a big pot of soup, but I'm still there and creating the wonderful end result !
I agree entirely. My postcard writing group and I have a text message thread and all night on election night we were super excited about Ohio and Virginia!
And I would rather get a postcard than have someone knock on my door or give me a call. I think postcards are far more effective
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As Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and not a state, its citizens may not vote in presidential elections although as U.S. citizens, Puerto Rico residents may participate in the primaries.
“ At Floricua, we believe in journalism that strengthens our communities, and will always aim to spotlight efforts to rebuild struggling economies, expand access to health care and child care, and reduce inequality in all forms. Voting rights are an especially important issue for us, as we believe civically engaged Boricuas are essential for a strong democracy.”
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Jean T’s comment to you was so heartfelt. I feel everything she said, Robert. You, Jessica Craven, Lucian Truscott, IV, and Heather Cox Richardson have opened up your “homes” to us strangers. We have all really needed a place to belong, to commiserate after the horrors of s Trump fake presidency and Covid. So thank you and Jill for your unwavering support in getting information to all of us. We are, after all, a community.
I share Jean T's sentiments as well as those expressed by others. This community you've created, Robert, is a bright light in the storm. Your usually calm words are reassuring to us, and your personal encouragement is greatly appreciated. It's really nice to have a place where we can depend on civil conversations and support. You, Jill, Heather, Jess, and Joyce are unsung heroes.
Robert started the community but we all together have grown into a what it is today.
Perfect!
It's reassuring having a real President after the four year run of White House Apprentice. Unfortunately, the $#!+show was picked up by Fox and now apparently Univision. It's up to us to amplify President Biden's great work.
The description Robert gave of Biden's press conference is how I see him. Smart, capable, polite, in command of a ton of information, and able to retrieve it on demand. I'm a few years younger than he is, and I couldn't do it myself. Why can't more people see that?
Exactly! I wrote about this in April: https://open.substack.com/pub/bobmorgan/p/age-of-reason
And to GOTV! That is the bottom line
Today Robert Hubbell addresses the difference in competence between Joe Biden and the Republicans he contends with -- Donald Trump and the new House Speaker. He is helping to put an end to Republican claims that Joe Biden is something other than on top of his job.
I agree but the reality is how many voters watched, listened and understood what Biden said after his meeting. We need to get the messages out in a more demonstrative way.
The Democratic Party needs a good advertising agency
I agree. Reaching political commentators and the media. And getting the Democratic Party to focus and focus some more on Joe Biden's leadership.
Thank you Robert and Jean T, +1 on that.
One of Univision's most popular anchors, Leon Krauze quit this week, seemingly as a protest for the Trump interview: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/leon-krauze-univision-anchor-exit-donald-trump-interview-1235791987/
One thing the Democrats need to do better at is to stop treating the Latino community as a monolith and realizing that Latinos do not see themselves that way, that Cubans in Miami are very different than Mexicans in California and tailoring messaging to each group. This is not a new or original observation and so should b easy enough to accomplish.
In a completely unrelated note, this has been circulating among my friends and family and is worth passing on:
Remember how in 2016 and 2020 there were all those social media posts and blog comments that began "I am a lifelong liberal Democrat, but..." and invariably wound up being a pitch for Donald Trump?
"I am a Jew, but...." is the 2023 version, with the posts inevitably turning into a pitch for Hamas.
#KnowYourTrolls
Very appropriate comment on treating people as individuals rather than monoliths based on a perceived but rarely existent commonality.
Alan thank you for this reminder re: the similar ploy in social media posts. I hadn't picked up the clear parallel & have been responding to this insanity.
Robert, I love the pithiness of this call to action: "Acknowledge the issue, identify strategies, and implement solutions." Reminds me of the pithiness of Anat Shenker-Osorio's call to action: "Engage the base, persuade the middle." Yes, we online Dems are a community, but what are we doing outside our bubble to do what Robert and Anat are calling us to do? I'm thinking of having postcard soup groups around our county: the host makes a pot of soup, folks bring a bowl, and I provide postcards and stamps to write to neighbors about one or two of Biden's achievements, as a way of getting the word out. What do folks here think of this? Worth the effort? If not, what else? Thanks - Vicky Cohen
Vicky love the soup idea and the focus has to be persuade the middle and get out the vote. Republicans shout a lot but not all of them vote. Along with the soup you need some homemade bread and pictures distributed on social media.
I organized a group of like-minded friends. We registered for three “postcards to voters” groups and order a list of names/addresses commensurate with the number of people who are coming. We meet once or twice a month, sometimes more often depending upon the political season. At first we were meeting at my house but now we meet at a local Whole Foods type store where we can each order whatever we want for lunch and/or coffee and sit in the dining area and eat and have a good time.
People have stopped to ask about what we are doing and we have two new members that way. Friends bring friends. No one needed enticing with a bowl of soup (although that does sound yummy). We know what’s at stake!
I should add that I live in a reliably blue state, and a reliably blue county.
For me and my group it’s a way to help in states that are more on the edge and need a boost. In the past year we wrote GOTV postcards for Ohio (for both the August referendum and the November election) and also for close races in the Virginia state house.
We did and continue to do the same from MA.
Soup might bring 'em in, though!
Love this idea!
Vicky,
Super (😉) idea! Questions: Are you working with your local D group to ID participants and postcard recipients? Also, how could we make this national — like Victory Gardens?
You mean “souper” idea. 😉
Yes, I'm working with my county committee (I'm the secretary for the group) and I'm hoping to ID less frequent voters. As for making it national, I want to "think national, act very, very local." If we can create active local groups, I think we can increase social connection and a sense of belonging - and of being needed.
I don’t know what state you live in, but in most you’re able to request a copy of names and addresses and party affiliation, and individual’s voting frequency from the state (or perhaps county, I can’t remember)
We currently use Activate America for postcard addresses across the country for specific and researched candidates.
Clever!
We have done this since 2017 in various soup formats. The first step is to determine who you want to reach. Getting accurate, current addresses and making the message pithy, clear and repeatedable. If it is from a candidate and the addresses are too, the message has to be written by the candidate office I think. Big bags of excellent frozen soup can be found for not much money and makes it easy peasey for the host. I used coffee cups for the serveyourself soup straight from the kitchen. For 20 people set up and clean up took no more than an hour. It really is community buidling! Good for you.
great idea! Vicky!
I'm still absorbing the Tuesday Newsletter report on the shockingly failed ethics of the Supreme Court, and it prompted me to write to the Chief Justice the following:
To Chief Justice John Roberts, United States Supreme Court
As a 75-year old American voter, I am deeply disappointed in the toothless and unenforceable "code of ethics" issued by the Court last week. It is critical for the Supreme Court to abide by the highest ethical standards, and this sham list ignores both the appearance and the reality of gross ethical violations and actual corruption. The Court has not followed even this weak imitation of a real ethical standard.
I am quite sure you know the difference between what you issued and a real Code of Ethics, such as is followed by every other Federal court in the system. This is not a good-faith response to the scandals and plainly apparent corruption that has plagued the Court; you have failed the American public, and furthered the distrust and lack of faith in the Court.
We await a revision of what we can politely call your "first draft" as a first step in rebuilding the legitimacy of this deeply-tainted Court.
Sincerely yours-
I urge everyone to let Roberts know that we are not fooled by the doublespeak issued by the Court last week in a veiled attempt to distract us from the obvious corruption occurring there, and that the legitimacy of the Court hangs in the balance. Their breath-taking arrogance should not go unchallenged, particularly since they may have a major role in validating (or cancelling) the legal accountability of the corrupt Trumpist cabal.
Excellent letter, Tom. But Roberts and his Federalist Society cohorts really don't have any interest in what anyone else thinks - except the Oligarchs and their sock puppet Leonard Leo.
Don't get me wrong. I admire your efforts. But we need to be clear. The Supreme Court is stacked with "justices" who have no interest in the "common good"...no interest in real democracy...no interest in social justice...no interest in interpreting the Constitution in a manner that reflects the values of modern America. They are throwbacks to a time when none of us were born. And I am old!
I'm getting there - 75 is the new 59!
I agree that the court is self-isolated from "average" Americans, but I also believe that our freedom of speech gives us a tool to exert pressure- even if it's only a pin-prick reminder that we the people know what's going on and are holding a searchlight on their corruption. By sharing the criticism publicly we build consensus that may not reach the worst offenders but sets a public tone of condemnation. It goes on the public record that we're not just sheep; and come the sweeping out next November, it will help support corrective measures that will eventually rein in the corrupt - if they're not already in jail after the accountability trials have played out. As my muse Bob Dylan said, "He not busy being born is busy dying" - I'm not dying (yet)!
Not sheep! Never!
"There's a slow train comin'" and we're all "knock, knockin' on heavens door"
Tom, great letter. Did you email or USPS mail it?
e-mail; they make it difficult to do anything but snail mail; e-mail goes through a "public information office" (pio) - the form comes up on their website https://www.supremecourt.gov/contact/contact_pio.aspx
I sent snail mail to him last week, so hopefully both 'got through' - at least to some staff member!
Thank you so much, Jean, for your beautiful comment. And thank you so much, Robert, for deserving every word.
Jean, what a wonderful letter.
It’s been a wonderful pairing of Democrats getting things done in their houses with the president reminding us what being presidential means with all its stature and precision and nuance, all against the backdrop of Republicans forgetting the required lesson on cooperation (surely there must have been one in the orientation packet) and reminders of how minorities of the unpopular party votes do not actually determine how a bill becomes a law (MTG)
By far, the most cogent explanation of Ulysses by James Joyce, ever. Thank you, Robert.
I did my independent study thesis on James Joyce’s Ulysses in college, and I can assure everyone in this forum that the ramblings of the protagonist in that book are far more coherent than anything any republican has said in recent years.
Such a wonderful comment from Jean T. And, all true; you and your team are making a real difference in this swirling soup of events we live in. Day by day it seems there's never a calm moment; but as Jean notes, within community and within ourselves we can create those moments, without which nothing can be done to make the better world we hope to see. As another elder, I very much appreciate the opportunity you provide to be heard and sometimes that's all I can contribute. Thanks, Jean T; don't worry too much about being a perfectly gracious person this holiday season, esp. w/MAGA craziness. I try to remember that anger almost always disguises fear, and that underneath the bluster and the cruelty most of these people (excepting racists and billionaire greed-hogs!) they feel lost. It's a tricky balance between expressing compassion and tolerance and pushing back against misinformation, which is also crucial. I'm glad we have this community.
As much as you contrast President Biden to his immediate predecessor, I also see a distinct contrast with President George “The Decider” Bush whose focus was was on tge horse race rather than what was best for our country. The global disaster that followed his ill-considered response to 9/11 led directly to the rise of Iran as a middle eastern superpower in waiting. Biden is s decision maker, but also has a clear grasp on the facts and issues. I don’t always agree with him, but i always respect him.
It is so satisfying to read about Biden's being in command. No-one could do as well as he. Anyone who thinks they could do so, or that anyone else could do so needs to read today's Today's. Newspaper writers at the NYT would do well to see this. I've had trouble trying to find emails for them--Frank Bruni, for example, and others from the NYT. If anyone can provide me with such, I will send this to them.
And, yes, community is so important.
Well said. I would add that some Republicans, even some of the most conservative ones, are not happy about the situation with the Republican majority, after Holy MAGA
Mike sent everyone home for their Thanksgiving vacation without even trying to make use of the remaining days before the holiday to pass legislation. Chip Roy of Texas had an explosive outburst on the House floor condemning his colleagues, which was then immediately and adeptly picked up by the Biden Harris campaign. 😊 You’ve just gotta love it.
https://twitter.com/BidenHQ/status/1724858311709737048
That is fricken wonderful, Janet!!! Is it any coincidence that Austin is part of his district?
His comment was out of frustration with the republican conference. He wasn't attempting to be helpful to the Democratic party. He just wasn't thoughtful in his choice of words.
I don't think anyone thought he was trying to help our party. But he probably did, at least a little!
It doesn’t matter what his intentions were, or that no one was in the room. He gave the Biden campaign a gift.
And undoubtedly he was speaking to no one but the camera. They’ve all left
True, he is a Republican representing a district that has distinct blue pockets, and he cannot alienate those people. This is probably the first time in years that I heard any Republican make sense, aside from Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, etc.
David, try this⬇️
bruni-newsletter@nytimes.com
Thank you Kathy!!!
Thanks to both you and Jean for expressly pointing out the high value of community engagement, through communication or information sharing, strategic planning and action, resource gathering and effective use thereof, and for encouraging and appreciating the reality that each member of the community can contribute, much or little, according to one’s circumstances, toward the community’s goals and objectives. The Hubbell community is one for which I too am grateful, even though my contributions to it have been minimal. I hope, however, that “every little bit helps” is actually a truism.
I have decided to believe there is no “minimal” contribution. I am a 70 year old woman living in Illinois. I do not wish to make phone calls or knock on doors. I had an occasion where someone belittled my contribution of postcard writing as not a substantial or effective action. Well, I’m here to say I wrote cards to Wisconsin and I wrote cards to Ohio and to Virginia. I stayed up late to hear the results and next day felt really good about myself, my efforts and, darn it, I’m taking credit for the successes! Every little bit helps! I believe.
I'm with you P.H.; I am 71 having had mobility issues last 2+ years. And I'm a caregiver. So I give a little money, I write lots of letters, I write to my legislators and others, and I keep myself informed here and other places.
We all do what we can do. I may be a little carrot swimming around in a big pot of soup, but I'm still there and creating the wonderful end result !
I agree entirely. My postcard writing group and I have a text message thread and all night on election night we were super excited about Ohio and Virginia!
And I would rather get a postcard than have someone knock on my door or give me a call. I think postcards are far more effective
Courier Newsroom has a free new newsletter, Floricua, targeting the Hispanic residents of Florida and Puerto Rico.
As Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory and not a state, its citizens may not vote in presidential elections although as U.S. citizens, Puerto Rico residents may participate in the primaries.
“ At Floricua, we believe in journalism that strengthens our communities, and will always aim to spotlight efforts to rebuild struggling economies, expand access to health care and child care, and reduce inequality in all forms. Voting rights are an especially important issue for us, as we believe civically engaged Boricuas are essential for a strong democracy.”
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I love the name Floricua. Is that a commonly used expression now? I knew Boricua but had not heard the updated version - it makes so much sense.
It’s unfortunate that Puerto Ricans did not choose statehood when they had the opportunity, in the 1960s. At the time, it seemed the right thing.