Puerto Rico to hold primary
From Times Wire Reports
The Democratic Party approved Puerto Rico’s proposal to scrap its caucus and hold a presidential primary June 1.
A primary will give more voters a chance to take part in the nominating process, said Puerto Rico Democratic Chairman Roberto Prats. He said caucuses were fine in previous years, when the party nominee was settled by the time Puerto Rico voted and the only task was to choose delegates to the national convention.
“Now it’s different,” Prats told the Democratic National Committee’s rules panel.
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