If we can get the economy of Puerto Rico in enough of a shambles, and they do become the 51st state, there’s a guaranteed four to six electoral votes (out of a possible 537) for the Democrats.
If you don’t follow my math, PR could get six House seats and two Senators. The six house seats would likely come from Arizona, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington, since the number of House members is constant. All states get two Senators, so we’d had 102 Senators.
South Carolina and Texas are GOP locks, while New York and Washington are Democrat locks. Dems would not gain by moving NY or Washington seats, but would by taking South Carolina and Texas seats. Add those corresponding electoral votes, plus the two corresponding electors for the Senators, and you get four to six pickup for the Democrats.
Anyway, that’s down the road. Right now, their economy sucks. A Democrat standard procedure.
Have we considered just turning PR into a giant sanctuary city? Defund all the sanctuary cities on the main land and just make it ok for PR.
and make it the only state where you can qualify for welfare benefits.