By The Star Staff
The New Progressive Party (NPP) minority leader in the island House of Representatives, Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez, said Thursday that the numbers from a major island poll reflect what is seen on the street -- overwhelming support for NPP gubernatorial candidate Jenniffer González Colón.
“Every survey is an evaluation mechanism; however, the data reflected in the El Nuevo Día survey supports our position, that the candidacy of Jenniffer González consolidates our party and expands the electoral base considerably,” Méndez said. “The resident commissioner has demonstrated a unique ability to unite the base and attract new voters, an essential factor in the growth of the NPP.”
“It is important to note that the NPP’s campaign for an integrated vote has been successful,” he added. “We have 89% of our people focused on voting for Jenniffer and the candidates from La Palma; but there is more, much more.”
Méndez reiterated that the poll confirms that González Colón has extended support for the NPP beyond its traditional base.
“The numbers reflect that González has a solid 18% support over her closest competitor among students in higher grades, the future of Puerto Rico,” he said. “Meanwhile, the 9% lead in the vote of people in the [San Juan] metropolitan area breaks another myth of the opposition.”
“We cannot be complacent,” Méndez said. “This election is a choice between permanent union with the United States and American citizenship, two things that only statehood guarantees, and those who seek to separate us from our nation, who have always admired dictators and those who hide their electoral principles with the sole intention of winning a few votes.”
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