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Ryan NicolNovember 3, 2018

Republican congressional candidate Maria Elvira Salazar says a recent mailer from a left-leaning group contains lies about her health care stance. Now, Salazar wants the Internal Revenue Service to review it. Salazar is competing with Democratic candidate Donna Shalala in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The Miami Herald reported on a news conference held by Salazar […]

Ryan NicolNovember 2, 2018

Democratic candidate Donna Shalala is letting her supporters make her closing argument to voters in the campaign’s final ad of the 2018 midterm elections. Shalala is competing for the seat in Florida’s 27th Congressional District against Republican nominee Maria Elvira Salazar and non-party affiliated candidate Mayra Joli. Shalala’s new spot, titled “Getting It Done for […]

Ryan NicolOctober 31, 2018

The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) is doing its best to stop any ‘blue wave’ on Election Day. CLF is one of several Republican groups aimed at protecting the GOP majority in the U.S. House. While some analysts peg Democrats as the favorites to take over the House in next week’s elections, CLF’s money and on-the-ground efforts […]

Ryan NicolOctober 30, 2018

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is attempting to frame Democratic candidate Lauren Baer as a limousine liberal ahead of next week’s vote in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. The ad also hits a familiar note for the GOP, as it tries to tie Baer to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. The NRCC’s new ad is […]

Ryan NicolOctober 30, 2018

A new poll from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has Democratic candidate Donna Shalala ahead by 10 percentage points in the race for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. That’s double her lead in the previous version of the group’s poll. Shalala was leading her Republican opponent, Maria Elvira Salazar, by 5 points just two weeks […]

Ryan NicolOctober 30, 2018

The Congressional Leadership Fund is going on the offensive on behalf of Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, labeling his Democratic opponent, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, “too extreme” and “too dangerous” for South Florida voters. The ad, titled “Extreme,” refers to Mucarsel-Powell as “Debbie Powell” throughout the ad, laying out her policy proposals that the group deems out-of-step with […]

Ryan NicolOctober 28, 2018

Environment America Action Fund (EAAF), an environmental group which has supported Democrats in previous election cycles, is now announcing it’s throwing resources behind Lauren Baer‘s bid in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. The group has pledged to spend more than $1 million across 10 congressional races; hers is one. EAAF says it is targeting races “where […]

Ryan NicolOctober 27, 2018

Former Vice President Joe Biden is stepping in to support another South Florida Democrat, announcing his endorsement of Donna Shalala‘s congressional bid. Shalala is competing against Republican candidate Maria Elvira Salazar and non-party affiliated candidate Mayra Joli in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. This is the second recent South Florida candidate Biden has backed, after he announced […]

Ryan NicolOctober 26, 2018

The Donna Shalala campaign has released a new Spanish-language ad criticizing Maria Elvira Salazar for her previous remarks made to both Fidel Castro and a relative of Che Guevara. Shalala is the Democratic candidate in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Both she and Salazar, the Republican nominee, are competing to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. […]

Ryan NicolOctober 25, 2018

With Honor, a nonpartisan group aimed at electing veterans to Congress, has now pulled an ad criticizing Democratic candidate Lauren Baer over her critiques of American foreign policy following 9/11. “Our mission at With Honor, a cross-partisan organization, is to support Republican, Democrat, and independent veteran candidates that put principles first to help fix our […]

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Maria Elvira Salazar files IRS complaint over health care mailer

Donna Shalala will ‘get it done for us,’ say supporters in new ad

GOP group touts GOTV efforts ahead of election

Lauren Baer a ‘limousine liberal?’ GOP ad says yes

Internal poll shows Donna Shalala up 10 over GOP rival

New ad calls out Carlos Curbelo’s ‘extreme’ opponent

Environmental group adds support for Lauren Baer bid in CD 18

Joe Biden bump? Former VP endorses Donna Shalala

New ad hits Maria Elvira Salazar over ‘shameless’ comments

With Honor pulls ad criticizing Lauren Baer 9/11 comments