The saga of the defeated Puerto Rican gubernatorial candidate's
controversial quest to secure an elective office for which he did not
receive a single vote continued yesterday, with a little diplomatic
maneuvering, a big office moving and a threatened lawsuit. Colleagues
in the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, of which Pedro Rossell is
president, are working double-time to get a handle on a situation that
has never arisen in the U.S. commonwealth's history: a former governor
angling to return to elective office through backdoor maneuverings.
Rossell not only aspires to fill a Senate seat made vacant expressly
for him, but also wants to oust Senate President Kenneth McClintock. [more]
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