Morning Update: Parsing Puerto Rico’s Vote
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) won the Puerto Rico Democratic primary on Sunday with 68 percent of the vote to Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) 32 percent. The result did not significantly change Obama’s lead (CNN) in delegates as the five-month primary process nears an end.
According to exit polls (CNN), 57 percent of Democratic voters in Puerto Rico “strongly disapprove” of the war in Iraq, while only five percent said they “strongly approve.” Exit polls also showed 60 percent of voters naming the economy as the most important issue facing the country, while 25 percent said Iraq was most important. Nearly 60 percent of voters said Puerto Rico should become a state.
The New York Times looks at the importance of Cuba policy for Democratic candidates campaigning in Florida.
