Democrats campaign hard in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico traditionally complains of being ignored by the rest of the United States, but that has just changed, if only for the moment. With a Democratic presidential primary to be held here on June 1, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton began their Memorial Day weekend here in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean.

Clinton, now the clear underdog for the nomination, has been especially active, combining American and Latin American campaign techniques in hopes of demonstrating her strength in yet another Hispanic constituency. She has not only employed television and radio advertisements in Spanish and English, but also has sent batucada percussion ensembles and mobile loudspeakers playing reggaetón chants into the streets to spread her message.”*

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