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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 8, 2018

Get your pencils ready, class. Democrat David Shapiro has dropped a new campaign ad as he continues his challenge to incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan in Florida’s 16th Congressional District. In the ad, titled “Quiz,” Shapiro uses a multiple-choice quiz to help highlight his goals should he make it to the halls of Congress. “Washington […]

Ryan NicolAugust 8, 2018

David Shapiro, a Democratic candidate in Florida’s 16th Congressional District, issued some tough talk back in February when he took his Republican opponent to task in an op-ed for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. In that piece, Shapiro criticized incumbent CD 16 Rep. Vern Buchanan and fellow Republicans for their passage of last year’s tax bill. Shapiro […]

Ryan NicolAugust 7, 2018

Donna Shalala, the former University of Miami president running as a Democrat in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is out with a pair of new TV ads making her pitch to voters. The first is an English-language ad titled “Games” that criticizes the current federal approach to health care. “Washington politicians are playing games with our […]

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

David Richardson, a Democrat running for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is out with a Spanish-language TV ad hitting one of the more controversial topics this campaign season: Abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Richardson calls for the end of the organization in the ad, titled “ICE,” arguing it’s done more harm than good. A […]

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 6, 2018

Democratic Congressional candidate Lauren Baer is out with her second TV spot, taking aim at incumbent U.S. Rep. Brian Mast on his health care record. The spot’s title, “Ronnie,” refers to Veronica “Ronnie” Ciaramella, a breast cancer survivor from Jupiter who speaks in the ad about her experience with the health care system. In a […]

Ryan NicolAugust 6, 2018

State Rep. David Richardson, a Democratic candidate in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, keeps pressing for the impeachment of President Donald Trump in a new TV spot. The ad, titled “Impeachment,” features Richardson in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. “There’s one word official Washington does not want you to hear,” begins Richardson. He then attempts […]

Ryan NicolAugust 2, 2018

Former Obama administration official Lauren Baer is out with her first TV spot in support of her run for Florida’s 18th Congressional District. The ad, titled “Our Home,” attempts to emphasize Baer’s connection with the district, along with her reasons for running in the first place. “I started off as a lawyer, taking the fight […]

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Helene, early Sept. 27. Image via NOAA via AP.

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

David Shapiro puts pop quiz to voters in new ad

David Shapiro owns stock in three companies he publicly denounced in op-ed

Donna Shalala releases dual ads in CD 27 race

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

David Richardson calls to abolish ICE in Spanish-language ad

Carlos Curbelo pitches bipartisanship in CD 26 ad

Lauren Baer hits Brian Mast on health care in new ad

David Richardson continues impeachment talk in new ad

Lauren Baer launches first TV ad in bid to unseat Brian Mast