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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 […]

Ryan NicolOctober 25, 2018

The Carlos Curbelo campaign is out with a new digital ad attempting to highlight his efforts to tackle the issue of gun violence. Curbelo, a Republican, is the incumbent representative in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. He is competing against Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The new ad from Curbelo, titled “The Lawmaker We Need,” features testimony […]

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

A new ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is going after Democrat Donna Shalala, attempting to label her as a scandal-ridden candidate. Shalala is competing against Republican nominee Maria Elvira Salazar in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The NRCC works to elect Republicans to the U.S. House. The organization has named Salazar to its “Young […]

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 23, 2018

Lauren Baer, the Democratic congressional candidate in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, is out with a new ad accusing her Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, of ignoring the concerns of the district. Baer’s ad features three supporters spotlighted in previous campaign ads. The new spot, titled “Listen,” contains new commentary from those supporters about why they […]

Ryan NicolOctober 23, 2018

Donna Shalala is out with a new radio ad hitting her Republican opponent over comments on Fidel Castro and Cuba policy under the Donald Trump administration. Shalala, the Democratic candidate in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is competing against Maria Elvira Salazar for the seat. The Democrat’s new minute-long, Spanish-language spot is called “Postura Real.” It […]

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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

New ad calls Carlos Curbelo ‘the lawmaker we need’

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

‘Scandal is Donna Shalala’s story,’ GOP group says

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

Lauren Baer promises to ‘listen’ to voters in new ad

Donna Shalala drops ad hitting opponent over Cuba comments