Martin Austermuhle
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)>> Newt Gingrich on Statehood:
Supports statehood—for the moon.
“We oppose statehood for the District of Columbia.”
>> James Bopp, Indiana lawyer and GOP delegate:
No statehood, no voting representation, double fist-pump.
>> Mitt Romney’s Stance on Statehood:
He’s for it—but only for Puerto Rico: “I must tell you something,” [Puerto Rico Governor Luis] Fortuno told The Daily Caller. “He [Romney] looked me straight in the eye and he told me that he was convinced that Puerto Ricans had contributed to the nation for so long, yet we were not partaking fully in the responsibilities and benefits of our citizenship, and that it was about time that we decide what we want to do, and should that be statehood that he would provide the leadership necessary to move that forward.”
>> DCist’s Position:
We’re moving to Puerto Rico, and we’re taking all the cool stuff in D.C. with us. San Juanist, anyone?
