You Got To Play To Win

Allentown's three state representatives, Schlossberg, Siegel and Schweyer, all Democrats, ran unopposed on Tuesday. We keep reading that Trump made big headway with the Hispanic vote this past Tuesday, did Allentown Republicans miss the boat this election cycle? The terms Hispanic and Latino refer to many different groups.

Anybody living in Southern Florida can attest to the ambition of the Cuban population, exiles from Castro's socialism. They have been Republican from the get-go. The older Mexican population, imported to Hellertown in the 1930's by Bethlehem Steel, is an established local community. Allentown's Puerto Rican community is much newer. 

While Allentown currently remains a Democratic stronghold, we learn from Pennyslvania's lottery that You Got To Play To Win. I often heard that Republicans running in Allentown face libel and slander before their ultimate defeat. I can understand that neither Republicans or Puerto Ricans are eager for advice from an old white independent, but you got to run to get elected.