{"id":1991848,"date":"2023-08-05T11:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T15:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pushing-for-debbie-mucarsel-powell-to-run-against-rick-scott\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T11:01:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T15:01:32","slug":"democrats-pushing-for-debbie-mucarsel-powell-to-run-against-rick-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-pushing-for-debbie-mucarsel-powell-to-run-against-rick-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats urge Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to challenge Rick Scott."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-pushing-for-debbie-mucarsel-powell-to-run-against-rick-scott%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991848&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democrats Eye Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell for Senate Seat<\/h2>\n<p>Democrats are rallying behind former\u2064 Representative Debbie \u2063Mucarsel-Powell as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">potential candidate<\/a>\u200c for Sen. Rick Scott&#8217;s \u2064Senate\u200c seat in 2024. Despite losing her bid for reelection in 2020 after just one \u2063term in Congress, Mucarsel-Powell has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-huckabee-sanders-unveils-platform-for-2022-ark-governor-race\/\" title=\"Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveils platform for 2022 Ark. governor race\">garnered support<\/a> from various Democratic\u200d groups and\u200d leaders, including BOLD PAC, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-outraise-democrats-across-the-board-in-january\/\" title=\"Republicans Outraise Democrats Across the Board in January\">campaign arm<\/a> of the \u200cCongressional Hispanic Caucus, the UnidosUS Action Fund, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).<\/p>\n<h3>Building Momentum for Mucarsel-Powell<\/h3>\n<p>Victoria McGroary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-floyd-county-georgia-terminates-election-director-after-statewide-audit-discovers-uncounted-votes\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Floyd County, Georgia Terminates Election Director After Statewide Audit Discovers Uncounted Votes\">executive director<\/a> for BOLD PAC,\u200d expressed enthusiasm for Mucarsel-Powell&#8217;s potential candidacy and highlighted Scott&#8217;s perceived vulnerability. &#8220;Debbie would be such a fantastic recruit,&#8221;\u200b she exclaimed. &#8220;Rick Scott \u200cis one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the Senate. It is really time for Florida to have someone as strong as Debbie, a Latina, at the top of the ballot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>BOLD PAC chairwoman Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) emphasized the power of Mucarsel-Powell&#8217;s life story, particularly her journey\u200c as\u200b an immigrant to the United States, which she\u200d believes\u200d will\u2063 resonate with voters. &#8220;Debbie is urgently needed in the U.S. Senate,&#8221; Sanchez asserted. &#8220;An immigrant who came to America \u2062with her\u200b mother at 14 seeking the American dream, her story \u2063is the story of so many Floridians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the overwhelming support, Mucarsel-Powell has yet to make a decision on \u2064whether to run again. Currently \u200bserving as a senior adviser for the gun control group Giffords, the Ecuadorian-born former congresswoman was elected in\u2064 2018 to a swing district in Miami-Dade\u2063 County.<\/p>\n<h3>Scott&#8217;s Early Campaign Efforts<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u200cSen. Rick Scott has wasted no time in \u200claunching his campaign, \u200cutilizing his personal fortune to gain an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rugby-muzzo-double-earns-italy-opening-win-over-united-states\/\" title=\"Rugby-Muzzo double earns Italy opening win over United States\">early advantage<\/a>. Priscilla \u2062Ivasco, Scott&#8217;s communications director, dismissed concerns about Mucarsel-Powell&#8217;s potential candidacy, stating, &#8220;If Florida Democrats think a radically liberal former one-term congresswoman is the solution to their problems, they&#8217;re even worse at this than we thought. Good luck to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click\u200c here<\/a> for more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are urging former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to contest Sen. Rick Scott&#8217;s Senate seat in 2024. Despite losing her reelection bid in 2020 after a single term in Congress, Democratic groups and leaders are considering her potential comeback. 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