Jacob Ogles
One of the nation’s most prominent gun safety advocate groups is endorsing former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s campaign for Senate.
Giffords, where Mucarsel-Powell worked after leaving Congress, will back the Miami Democrat as she challenges Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott.
The group’s founder, former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, offered high-praise to Mucarsel-Powell.
“Florida has been home to some of the worst instances of gun violence in American history, yet leaders across the state continue to put their political interests over public safety. It’s time we send committed gun safety champions to Washington instead — starting with my friend Debbie Mucarsel-Powell,” the Arizona Democrat said.
“I am incredibly proud to endorse Debbie because I have seen the passion she brings to this fight. In Congress, she was a leading voice for gun violence prevention and helped pave the way for historic progress in the fight to save lives. For the past two years, we have also been lucky to have Debbie leading our work in the Sunshine State as a vital part of the GIFFORDS team. In this role, she’s been unparalleled in her efforts to bring communities together and make real change for everyday Floridians. As a mother and as a survivor of gun violence herself, I know that Debbie will always put the safety of our children and families first. With her leading the way in the Senate, real progress will be possible.”
Mucarsel-Powell was a top recruit for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. She unseated Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in 2018, a couple of years before being defeated by Miami-Dade Mayor and now-U. S. Rep. Carlos Giménez, a Republican.
It’s not a complete shock that Giffords as an organization will back Mucarsel-Powell
After her time in Congress, Mucarsel-Powell joined Giffords as a senior advisor. Last year, she launched and helped lead the organization’s first state-level program in Florida.
When Mucarsel-Powell was 24, her father, Guido Mucarsel Yunes, was shot and killed outside his home in Ecuador. When she launched her campaign for Senate this week, she stressed how that experience shaped her life.
“I lost my own father to gun violence. That’s why l fight every day to keep our children and our communities safe,” she said in a campaign video. “And I’m not afraid to take on Rick Scott or anyone that doesn’t put Florida first.”
Giffords herself survived a shooting in 2011, when a gunman at a Tucson town hall event attempted to assassinate the Congresswoman. The shooter killed six others, including a federal judge, a 9-year-old girl and one of Giffords’ staffers.
3 comments
Impeach Biden
August 23, 2023 at 7:16 am
I’ll never forget Mucarsel-Powell running around that detention center in Homestead along with fellow lunatics Wasserman-Schultz and Shalala while Trump was President screaming “the kids are in cages”. The effort lead nationally by wacko AOC. Funny how that all died down after Trump was gone and yet nothing is said with the same thing going on now, only much larger with the Incompetent in Chief currently running the country.
Earl Pitts "Loves All Americans" American
August 23, 2023 at 7:22 am
Good mornting America,
Today I, Earl Pitts American, am providing free political advice to my many beloved friends who identify as Democrats. FYI – only a true political genious like myself has the superior ability to effectively advise both political parties.
And here’s the proof:
Giffords is a relic from the past who is no longer relevant enough to impact today’s Dook 4 Brains Leftist Voters in order to have any impact to their attack on Rick Scott’s Senate seat. Giffords is from the pre-woke generation and as such no longer is able to present herself as an assett to Mucarsel-Powell’s Senate bid.
Maybe y’all would do better getting your Dook 4 Brains Vice President to endorse Mucarsel-Powell. Or maybe good ‘Ole Uncle Joe … no wait … scratch that … not helpfull … stick with Kamalla.
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Thank you America,
EPA
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Michael K
August 23, 2023 at 8:28 pm
Perhaps if you were shot in the face and faced a long and dofficult road to regain basic functions, you might think differently about the gun manufacturing lobby that owns the Republican Party. No other developed nation on the planet has a gun problem like the US. It’s insane. Gabby Giifords and her husband, Sen Mark Kelly, are true patriots. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio are cowards. We’re long overdue for sensible reform.
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