1. Trump's failed healthcare bill, Alabama's primary, Trump's beef with the NFL, hurricanes in Florida and Texas
2. ~10 times less
3. ~6 times.
4. CNN and the BBC devoted more time than other networks.
5. Puerto Rico is a territory, not a state
6. Few will even know there is a problem in Puerto Rico
7. I think most Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria have not gotten much attention because most Americans do not know what a "Puerto Rico" is. The more knowledgeable ones think it is a part of Costa Rica, and the less knowledgeable ones think it is a part of Mexico, a third world country controlled by drug cartels that spans the entirety of Central and South America. Either way, they think that Puerto Rico is a part of a foreign country. Judging from the ratings of world news broadcasts, reporting on places that appear to be foreign countries does not provide as much profit potential as the latest news about Texas handegg or Floridan alligator conservatories' basket weaving fundraising initiatives. If this is the case, then Puerto Rico has no right to more aid than Sint Maarten or Antigua and Barbuda in the minds of continental Americans.
8. Puerto Rico is thought of as a Hispanic-populated area
9. Americans would learn a thing about geography and wonder why we have territories
10. The government wants people to agree with its policies so that it can continue to get votes and donations. If voter think the government should do something, the government will do it.
