A Libertarian Latino Is Running For Vermont Governor, Would Celebrate With Mofongo

*This may be what some people refer to as Latino “whiteness.” But it’s simple political diversity. The problem is that many folks, white liberal media included, can’t get passed their one-story-fits-all stack of boxes. Funny, it’s a narrative of their own creation, now they can’t see Latinos because of it. A Latino Libertarian, for small government and legalization of marijuana? ¿Por qué no? VL

By Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino

One of Vermont’s gubernatorial candidates says, jokingly, that if he wins, he will give out “mofongo” to celebrate – that’s Spanish for a Puerto Rican mashed fried plantain dish.

Dan Feliciano is the Libertarian Party nominee who is running on a platform that is, in a way, a mofongo of Republican and Democrat positions on various issues.

The New York-born business consultant cites as priorities cutting taxes, bringing down spending, retaining businesses, and legalizing marijuana, among other things.

“My platform is 80 percent of the Democratic platform and 80 percent of the Republican platform,” Feliciano said …

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