Francis Suarez super PAC points to Daniel Penny arrest to slam Joe Biden’s America

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SOS America PAC says other cities need to follow Miami's example.

Major cities in America are on fire, but not Miami, according to a new seven-figure ad campaign.

A super PAC backing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential campaign just launched a $1 million ad blitz in early Primary states. SOS America PAC will run ads on Fox News, Newsmax and other cable outlets in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada.

The message of the ad is that cities led by allies of President Joe Biden have the wrong priorities when it comes to enforcing the law.

“When you compare Joe Biden’s America to Francis Suarez’s Miami, the differences couldn’t be more clear,” said SOS America PAC spokesperson Chapin Fay.

“In Joe Biden’s America, crime is ravaging our streets and woke DAs are prosecuting heroes like Marine Daniel Penny. In Francis Suarez’s Miami, he backed the blue and the homicide rate is the lowest it’s been since the 1950s. America needs conservative Mayor Francis Suarez for President.”

Penny was arrested in New York after he was caught on video pinning 30-year-old Jordan Neely to the floor in a chokehold. New York prosecutors charged Penny with manslaughter after Neely died from injuries. Penny has said Neely was acting agitated and threatening other passengers. Several Republican candidates for President rushed to Penny’s defense.

Add Suarez to that list.

The 30-second spot from SOS America PAC features a contrast between the streets of Miami and the rest of the nation, including New York. The ad starts with a car fire in the streets and video of fleeing vandals, then contrasts that to footage of Penny’s arrest.

“America needs Miami Mayor Francis Suarez for President,” the ad states.

It then cuts to footage of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson praising Miami for attaining its lowest crime rate since the 1930s.

The super PAC released statistics also touting Miami’s economic successes, including $1 billion in wages, the creation of 8,000 jobs and nation-leading wage growth.

Jacob Ogles

Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg. His work has appeared nationally in The Advocate, Wired and other publications. Events like SRQ’s Where The Votes Are workshops made Ogles one of Southwest Florida’s most respected political analysts, and outlets like WWSB ABC 7 and WSRQ Sarasota have featured his insights. He can be reached at [email protected].


3 comments

  • PeterH

    June 22, 2023 at 10:47 am

    Across downtown Miami and Miami Beach businesses are shuttered……. not because of the booming economy….. but because employers can’t find employees! The labor shortage has forced businesses to close. Homelessness is a huge problem in every city in America! Miami is no exception.

  • Dont Say FLA

    June 22, 2023 at 6:59 pm

    What was the point in Suarez running if he is just going to run as Mini-Rhonda when Rhonda is just running as mini-Trump and zero of the three has any chance at all of becoming President? One must infer Suarez wanted to make it official with the Three Stooges analogies

    • Tom

      June 24, 2023 at 2:02 pm

      He’ll peel away the Latin American vote from desantis and trump helping ensure that none of them get elected. This might not be a bad thing.

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