A.G. Gancarski
The Aug. 20 Primary is rapidly approaching, with mail ballots being sent out starting now.
And one Democratic Senate campaign is hailing the beginning of voting, channeling a Barack Obama quote in the process.
“Floridians from every corner of the state are fired up and ready to elect Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to take on Rick Scott,” said Ben Waldon, the Debbie for Florida Campaign Manager.
“Debbie continues to build grassroots momentum in the fight to hold Rick Scott accountable for backing Florida’s abortion ban with no real exceptions, writing the plan to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them, and pushing to raise taxes on the middle class. Florida families are ready to stand with Debbie and fight for better in Florida.”
The statement comes a day after Mucarsel-Powell’s camp highlighted a strong Q2 fundraising haul of $4.8 million from 123,000 donations, with “an average donation of just $39, and with nearly 60% coming from first-time grassroots donors joining the fight to hold Rick Scott accountable for voting against protections for IVF and contraception while backing Florida’s abortion ban with no real exceptions for rape or incest.”
Polling of a potential race between Mucarsel-Powell and Scott has been all over the place.
In a survey released by Florida Atlantic University, she’s just 2 points back among likely voters, 45% to 43%.
That June poll presented a marked contrast to a previous poll by the same outfit that showed a 16-point race, and with a Florida Chamber of Commerce poll that showed a 15-point gap earlier this Summer.
Mucarsel-Powell’s camp continues to hammer the first-term Republican on policy positions it sees as outside the mainstream, including the incumbent’s alleged desire to “force a national abortion ban, criminalizing health care providers,” and “sunset Social Security and Medicare, leaving millions of families uninsured and ripping away seniors’ hard-earned benefits.”
9 comments
rbruce
July 11, 2024 at 12:24 pm
Will Ms. Powell certify that only US citizens will vote?
jcpalmbeach
July 11, 2024 at 12:36 pm
The law already says this.
MH/Duuuval
July 11, 2024 at 12:40 pm
This is similar to the many laws passed by Dee and his MAGAs in Florida, which are redundant but reinforce the false narrative that something untoward is happening right under their noses.
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July 11, 2024 at 3:30 pm
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Impeach Biden
July 11, 2024 at 1:14 pm
Merrick Garland is against voter ID like the leadership of the Democratic Party. This is simply outrageous.
1. I have to show an ID to enter my work place.
2. I have to show an ID to purchase liquor.
3. I have to show an ID if pulled over by the police.
4. I have to show an ID to apply for a loan.
5. I have to show an ID if I want to fly on an airliner or board a cruise ship.
6. I have to show an ID when i leave and ten re-enter the country.
What will s wrong with you Democrats?
MH/Duuuval
July 11, 2024 at 5:53 pm
Another false MAGA narrative needing rectification: ID is required in Florida to vote.
What states don’t?
Nope
July 12, 2024 at 3:38 pm
I wanted to know about voter ID laws around the country so I researched it and was very surprised and now have serious concerns. It is the year 2024. People need ID to participate in every aspect of modern society. If you choose not to participate, that’s fine, but then you don’t get to vote. It is not asking too much. In order to receive anything from state or federal government, people must be identified, so why not require that same verification to vote. Representative government is an idea in which there must be trust, otherwise everything falls apart. If you kill the idea of citizenship and the idea of truth, you kill the belief in the system and the system falls. This is what happens to every form of representative government that falls victim to its own refusal to protect itself. It should never be a matter of partisan politics, and people need to start thinking clearly as Americans, not just members of some party. Democrats are claiming that they are the only thing protecting democracy, yet they refuse to protect the system itself by not requiring photo ID in every state. It doesn’t wash.
Please do your own research on Ballotpedia, Politifact, and state websites. I was shocked to learn Florida touts Photo ID as a requirement but in fact does not enforce it–it is considered by Politifact as one of the most lax states. It also provides means for people to register to vote without proof of citizenship, as they only have to have a registered verifiable address and can use a debit/EBT card, neighborhood association card, employee ID, student ID, or retirement center ID (none of which require proof of citizenship) to provide identification. Look at the actual fine print in the state law. The stuff we’ve been hearing from the state legislature is all bluster because they haven’t really fixed this issue. Fewer than half the states in the country have any real means of verifying identity. I find this just unbelievable. People need to stop making this a partisan issue. It’s just common sense and for the sake of the trust of the country in a system based on the idea of peaceful transfer of power. I urge everyone to take the long view.
MH/Duuuval
July 12, 2024 at 5:37 pm
I don’t know where you voted, pal, but in Duval you must have photo ID from a government agency, that is, for most folks a a valid Florida drivers license.
The US had a free and fair election in 2020, but a gang of thugs attempted to overturn the elections results on Jan. 6. Keep your eye on the prize!
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