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Ryan NicolOctober 25, 2018

The latest poll from the New York Times (NYT) has Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ahead of Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo by just 1 percentage point in the race for Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The Times surveyed 499 likely voters Oct. 19-24. Mucarsel-Powell earned 45 percent support to Curbelo’s 44 percent, with 11 percent undecided. […]

Ryan NicolOctober 24, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo is calling himself “the top target for Washington special interests” in a new ad pushing for his re-election. Curbelo is defending his seat in Florida’s 26th Congressional District against Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The incumbent’s new ad, titled “Washington’s Top Target,” takes note of outside money pouring into efforts to […]

Ryan NicolOctober 18, 2018

A pro-clean energy group is jumping in with a new ad campaign supporting Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in his bid for re-election. Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) is a Washington, D.C.-based group which aims to support Republicans who push for clean energy policies in Congress. The organization endorsed Curbelo back in June during the primary […]

Ryan NicolOctober 17, 2018

Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell of Florida’s 26th Congressional District is out with a new spot, showing her support for gun control while recounting the fatal shooting of her father. Mucarsel-Powell lost her dad at the age of 24, after he was gunned down in her native country of Ecuador. In her new 30-second ad, titled […]

Ryan NicolOctober 16, 2018

Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell has come out on top of Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in the latest fundraising period. That’s according to new reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. As reported last week by Florida Politics, Mucarsel-Powell earned more than $1.62 million in the third quarter. Now, Curbelo’s filings show he pulled in […]

Ryan NicolOctober 16, 2018

A new poll commissioned by Telemundo 51 in South Florida shows Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo just one percentage point ahead of his Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The survey was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy Oct. 3-9. It showed 46 percent of voters in Florida’s 26th Congressional District supporting Curbelo, while 45 percent favored Mucarsel-Powell. […]

Ryan NicolOctober 9, 2018

The Debbie Mucarsel-Powell campaign says the third quarter has been kind to the candidate, with $1.6 million in new donations pouring in to the Democrat’s coffers. Mucarsel-Powell is attempting to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The campaign says it received contributions from more than 70,000 unique donors. Numbers from […]

Ryan NicolOctober 4, 2018

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, the Democratic candidate in Florida’s 26th Congressional District, is out with a new ad on the state’s water problems. The ad’s release comes on the same day as multiple beaches were closed across South Florida in light of a red tide outbreak. Mucarsel-Powell is attempting to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo. Her new […]

Ryan NicolOctober 2, 2018

A survey commissioned by the Debbie Mucarsel-Powell campaign is echoing a recent polling trend, showing a tight contest in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The poll, which was conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research has Mucarsel-Powell, the Democratic candidate, earning 49 percent of the vote. Her opponent, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo earned 48 percent. […]

Ryan NicolOctober 1, 2018

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo has taken some hits over his health care record from Democrats. On Monday, his campaign released a new ad looking to push back against that criticism. The 30-second spot, titled “She Inspired the World,” highlights the story of Bella Rodriguez-Torres. Rodriguez-Torres fought a long battle with a lethal form […]

Tag: Florida’s 26th Congressional District

NYT poll gives Debbie Mucarsel-Powell razor-thin edge in CD 26

Bull’s-eye? Carlos Curbelo says he’s ‘Washington’s top target’

Clean energy advocacy group to launch ad blitz supporting Carlos Curbelo

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ad features photo of slain father

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell outraises Carlos Curbelo by $750K during most recent reporting period

Carlos Curbelo up just 1 point over Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in latest poll

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell nabs $1.6M in latest fundraising period

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in new ad: ‘We deserve clean water’

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell poll shows her ahead by a sliver

New Carlos Curbelo ad details girl who ‘inspired the world’