Email insights: Val Demings’ campaign manager offers debate preview

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'Rubio will not be able to run away.'

Ahead of Tuesday night’s Senate debate between U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Val Demings, the Democratic challenger’s campaign manager is looking to set up the narrative.

MEMORANDUM: What to Watch for in Val Demings’ Debate,” sent from Zach Carroll to “interested parties,” sets up great expectations for Demings’ performance.

“Marco Rubio has never faced a debate opponent like Chief Val Demings who can take him on and hold him accountable for failing to show up for the people of Florida. Here’s what to expect,” Carroll writes, setting up material familiar to those who have seen Demings’ TV ads.

“Rubio will not be able to run away from his record and his failure to show up for Florida. When a cop doesn’t show up to work — they get fired. That’s how Chief Demings has lived her life, and that’s exactly what Floridians will do for Marco Rubio in 3 weeks,” Carroll contends, describing Rubio as having “one of the worst attendance records of any Florida Senator in modern history.”

One of the Rubio campaign talking points is that Demings hasn’t accomplished much in Congress. Meanwhile, it seems that the challenger will address the issue in aspirational terms.

“Demings’s top priority is lowering prices and fixing the economy, and she has fought in the House of Representatives to find real solutions that will bring down the cost of gas, the cost of health care, and the cost of housing,” the memo contends.

The abortion issue has been one Democrats nationwide have sought to capitalize on in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that undid abortion precedent established in 1973’s Roe v. Wade. Demings has been no exception, and the memo suggests message discipline here, with Rubio’s support for “extremist abortion bans” contrasted with Demings’ position.

“As a law enforcement officer for 27 years, Chief Demings put rapists and sexual abusers behind bars. Demings believes we should prosecute crimes like incest, rape, and sexual assault, not abortion. Chief Demings has been proud to fight for a woman’s right to choose in the House and will continue fighting for a woman’s right to choose in the U.S. Senate,” the memo contends.

Debates generally take twists and turns that can’t be anticipated going in, but what’s clear is that Demings will continue hitting the messaging points she has so far when on stage with Rubio Tuesday night in Lake Worth.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


23 comments

  • Tom

    October 18, 2022 at 9:44 am

    Vote for Val Demings. Rubio is a stiff drink of water. Just another shill for the billionaires and the American Nazi Party.

    • Tom

      October 18, 2022 at 9:49 am

      Kiss my ass fake Tom, Joey corsin!
      Such a pathetic being.

      • Tom

        October 18, 2022 at 10:16 am

        I’m voting for Charlie Crist…and you should to. Don’t fall for fake Tom.

        • Tom

          October 18, 2022 at 10:23 am

          Tom legend here, LMAO.
          I am such a legend thanks to you. I own you. So pathetic of u. Girl up, stand on your own heels! LOL

          • Joe Corsin

            October 18, 2022 at 10:54 am

            Yeah legendary dumbass. Gonna get a smack eventually…

        • Tom

          October 18, 2022 at 10:23 am

          Tom legend here, LMAO.
          I am such a legend thanks to you. I own you. So pathetic of u. Girl up, stand on your own heels! LOL

          • Joe Corsin

            October 18, 2022 at 10:57 am

            Double post by double dumbass. Mr. Tropical 2 Swirling Tornadocane bombs again on Florida Politics. Never seen someone bomb so many times on one website. Florida Politics B-52..

  • Tom

    October 18, 2022 at 9:47 am

    Yes, special announcement.
    Dumings found her gun!
    LMAO. Idiot Elliot and Joey found it.

    • Joe Corsin

      October 18, 2022 at 10:17 am

      Tom found out about tropical 2 swirling ocean typhooncane…

  • Tom

    October 18, 2022 at 9:47 am

    Yes, special announcement.
    Dumings found her gun!
    LMAO. Idiot Elliot and Joey found it.

    • Joe Corsin

      October 18, 2022 at 10:18 am

      You should be shot with Demings gun. You are correct.

      • Tom

        October 18, 2022 at 12:43 pm

        Hey Joey.
        Beyond the pale on the threat to be shot! You’ve been forewarned.
        I’m not joking here!
        Real Tom, real time and real consequence.

        • Joe Corsin

          October 18, 2022 at 12:52 pm

          I’m going to kill you this week.

          • Joe Corsin

            October 18, 2022 at 3:10 pm

            He’s the one who gave me your IP address and location. We tried to warn you. Only way out now is to vote for Charlie. Email us a picture of your ballot and we might reconsider. The deadline is November 10th.

          • Tom

            October 18, 2022 at 4:25 pm

            Hey, you are a pathetic bastard Joey!
            Go bang your mommy.
            Wait til you get your ass kicked with your Dumtards in 3 weeks!

          • Joe Corsin

            October 18, 2022 at 4:44 pm

            Why you always talking about incest? Nobody constantly brings this up but you. You need to see a therapist buddy before you rape someone. You got dangerous issues.

        • Tom

          October 18, 2022 at 4:48 pm

          You are the incest bastard!

          • Joe Corsin

            October 18, 2022 at 6:58 pm

            You are an unfortunate victim of the mental health epidemic. You need hospitalization or incarceration. Threat to women and society.

        • Tom

          October 18, 2022 at 4:48 pm

          You are the incest bastard!

          • Joe Corsin

            October 18, 2022 at 6:59 pm

            There you go again talking about incest. Seek treatment before you rape someone..

  • Yrral

    October 18, 2022 at 9:48 am

    Maybe Tubbs and Crockett were investigating Rubio drugs cartel connection,While Deming were putting them is jail Google Rubio Drug Cartel Connection

    • Tom

      October 18, 2022 at 9:51 am

      Total retard Ural Mountains.
      Call corsin and idiot Elliot for meds.
      You are a racist, references to Crockett & Tubbs!

      • Charlie Crist

        October 18, 2022 at 10:13 am

        👆Vote for me. I’ll put this mentally and intellectually disabled person in the mental hospital. Jail if he resists..

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