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Ryan NicolJuly 25, 2018

A new ad from Frank White‘s political committee is hitting Ashley Moody over alleged “fearmongering” in a recent ad. The group, United Conservatives, says Moody was misleading voters in a recent ad for her campaign in the Attorney General’s race. In Moody’s 30-second spot, the narrator beings by saying, “Our streets aren’t safe.” Moody then […]

Scott PowersJuly 24, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan has launched an attack ad against his Democratic election opponent David Shapiro with blistering references to the Sarasota lawyer’s investments in gun companies, opioid drug companies, and companies tied to the Deepwater Horizon off-shore oil disaster. The new 30-second TV commercial, “Two-Faced,” outlines Shapiro’s investments while calling him two-faced and […]

Ryan NicolJuly 20, 2018

A new ad from liberal group “Equity Forward Action” tries to pin the blame on U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo for failing to end President Donald Trump‘s policy that resulted in thousands of children being separated from their parents. The Spanish-language ad, titled “Separados,” is set to air in the Miami media market Saturday. The group […]

Ryan NicolJuly 19, 2018

The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) is out with a new radio ad hitting Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell over her husband’s business ties to a shady Ukrainian oligarch. The Daily Beast first reported the ties between the candidate’s husband, Robert Powell, and Ihor Kolomoisky, who has been accused of hiring contract killers and running fraudulent billion-dollar schemes. Powell […]

Ryan NicolJuly 18, 2018

The Mario Diaz-Balart campaign is out with a new ad attempting to savage his Democratic opponent over cases taken by attorneys at her husband’s law firm. The ad is titled “Just Wrong” and takes aim at his only declared opponent, Mary Barzee Flores. The ad focuses on her previous opposition to increased sanctions on Iran […]

Scott PowersOctober 3, 2016

In a new TV commercial released Monday, Democratic challenger Ryan Yadav has brought up a 2012 conflict of interest allegation against state Rep. Bob Cortes and a matter involving tow truck fees. Cortes, the Longwood Republican, owns a towing company. Prior to his election to the Florida House of Representatives, while Cortes was on the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 4, 2016

A new, brutal attack ad targeting Melissa Nelson has been launched from “Citizens for Justice,” a PAC supportive of Angela Corey. A third candidate in the race, Wes White, has piggybacked on the hit with sponsored Facebook posts pointing to the ad. The ad incorporates uncorroborated claims made by White in a letter to Corey requesting a grand jury investigation of the Nelson […]

Tag: attack ad

New ad hits Ashley Moody for ‘fearmongering’ over crime stats

Vern Buchanan ad blasts David Shapiro’s investments in guns, pharma, oil

New ad: Carlos Curbelo deserves blame for child separation policy

New ad attacks ties between Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s husband and Ukrainian oligarch

Mario Diaz-Balart attacks law firm of opponent’s husband in new ad

In HD 30 race, Ryan Yadav TV commercial charges Bob Cortes with 2012 conflict of interest

New Angela Corey PAC ad: Fair play? Or ‘flaming load of excrement’?