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Ryan NicolAugust 15, 2018

A newly-released survey from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) shows Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell within seven points of Carlos Curbelo in a hypothetical general election matchup in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The survey, conducted July 16-22, had Mucarsel-Powell receiving 41 percent of the vote to Curbelo’s 48 percent. The poll was conducted by GBA and surveyed 500 […]

Ryan NicolAugust 14, 2018

Democrats are pushing to flip two, three or even four seats from South Florida Republicans this November. And updated voter roll information shows that in three of those four districts, Democrats earned net gains from the GOP in terms of voter registration changes from 2016 to 2018. The biggest gap between the parties comes from […]

Ryan NicolAugust 8, 2018

United Teachers of Dade (UTD), a union with more than 30,000 members, is backing Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 26th Congressional District. Mucarsel-Powell is competing with former naval officer Demetries Grimes for the nomination. The CD 26 seat is currently held by Republican Carlos Curbelo. “We believe Debbie will make a difference […]

Ryan NicolAugust 7, 2018

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is out with her first TV ad in her campaign to oust incumbent U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The ad is named “One South Florida” and highlights Mucarsel-Powell’s immigrant roots along with the diversity of the community she seeks to represent. “We have different stories and we come from […]

Ryan NicolAugust 7, 2018

Carlos Curbelo is out with a new ad and a message of bipartisanship as he tries to hold onto his seat in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The 15-second ad, titled “Solutions,” is a straightforward spot. It features Curbelo in front of a plain, white background. “We have to work across the aisle to get big things […]

Ryan NicolAugust 1, 2018

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Florida has thrown its support behind Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in her campaign against incumbent U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo. “Debbie Mucarsel-Powell has a keen perspective on the needs and challenges of working people, and she has spent her life’s work on expanding access to quality healthcare for Floridians, especially those who need […]

Ryan NicolJuly 25, 2018

Americans for Prosperity Florida (AFP-FL), the conservative/libertarian group funded by the Koch brothers, is trashing a carbon tax bill put forward by U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo that Curbelo says would help combat climate change. The Republican broke from his party to offer up the legislation. His bill, the “MARKET CHOICE Act,” would repeal federal taxes […]

Ryan NicolJuly 24, 2018

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is out with a new digital ad campaign that aims to highlight her policy agenda as she tries to unseat Carlos Curbelo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The first of the series of three ads is a 15-second spot that focuses on Mucarsel-Powell’s environmental advocacy. “Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, an immigrant, a Latina, worked with the […]

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 […]

Tag: Florida’s 26th Congressional District

Cook Reports moves CD 26 to ‘Lean Republican’; DCCC responds with poll, um, showing Carlos Curbelo still up 7

Analysis: Democrats get registered voter gains in South Florida

United Teachers of Dade backs Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in CD 26

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ad highlights immigrant roots: ‘We are one South Florida’

Carlos Curbelo pitches bipartisanship in CD 26 ad

SEIU Florida endorsing Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

Americans for Prosperity bashes Carlos Curbelo carbon tax plan

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell launches new digital ad campaign

New ad: Carlos Curbelo deserves blame for child separation policy

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