Scott PowersFebruary 14, 2019
4min227
Democrats may need to use their rules to limit debate to 20 candidates.
Tag: Telemundo
Scott PowersFebruary 14, 2019Scott PowersOctober 31, 2018
7min386
Republicans still have a solid block of support from Florida’s Cuban-American community but Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic voters are breaking strongly toward Democrats Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson, giving the Democrats sizable leads overall among Hispanic voters, according to a new poll commissioned by Telemundo. Overall, Gillum has a 51 percent to 40 percent […]
Ryan NicolOctober 12, 2018
3min429
After weeks of back-and-forth between the candidates in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, the first debate in the race has been announced. The one-hour, Spanish-language debate will air on Telemundo 51 on Saturday, Oct. 13. Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, Democrat Donna Shalala, and third-party entrant Mayra Joli were all on hand for the debate, which was taped […]
Ryan NicolOctober 2, 2018
12min492
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican challenger Rick Scott met face-to-face Tuesday for the first debate in their U.S. Senate race. Both candidates came armed with clear-cut messages they hammered throughout the discussion. Scott accused Nelson of failing to get anything done during his long tenure in Washington. And Nelson repeatedly framed Scott’s statements […]
Ryan NicolSeptember 27, 20185min585
With fewer than six weeks until Election Day, the candidates in Florida’s 27th Congressional District have still not nailed down a firm date for a single debate. That’s despite Democratic nominee Donna Shalala and Republican candidate Maria Elvira Salazar expressing weeks ago the desire to join together for a discussion of the issues. Both candidates […]
Danny McAuliffeSeptember 11, 2018
2min346
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott have agreed to face each other in an Oct. 2 debate, Nelson’s campaign announced Monday evening. Hosted by Telemundo 51 in Miami, the debate will be broadcasted in network stations in Miami, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm and Orlando, according to Nelson’s campaign. A set time for […]
Danny McAuliffeJune 18, 2018
3min341
Gov. Rick Scott is accepting invitations to participate in three fall debates leading up to the November election, in which he will try to oust incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Among the network hosts: CNN, Telemundo 51 in Miami, and Jacksonville’s WJXT Channel 4 (co-hosted by the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute). Dates and […]
Mitch PerryOctober 21, 2016
6min568
A Spanish-language oriented debate scheduled to take place next Friday between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy will not happen, according to the Rubio campaign. Team Rubio fired off a press release early Friday afternoon announcing the two major U.S. Senate candidates had failed come to terms for a candidates’ discussion that would have been broadcast on the Univision television network. […]
Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2016
4min271
The campaign for Florida U.S. Democratic Senate hopeful Patrick Murphy said Wednesday he has agreed to engage in a debate with rival Marco Rubio on Univision later this month. “Patrick looks forward to making the important choice facing Florida’s Hispanic communities clear in Univision’s Spanish-language debate,” said Murphy campaign manager Josh Wolf. “Marco Rubio abandoned Florida’s Hispanic communities, […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 12, 2016
4min300
Patrick Murphy and Marco Rubio announced Monday they would debate three times and participate in a separate campaign forum, bringing an end to speculation Murphy was reluctant to engage in debates with the GOP Senate incumbent. However, there’s still a dispute about how many events they will actually have, because Rubio says two of the events have ties to Murphy supporters. […]