{"id":2008920,"date":"2023-08-23T04:08:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-tap-ex-congresswoman-to-challenge-sen-rick-scott\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T04:09:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:09:03","slug":"democrats-tap-ex-congresswoman-to-challenge-sen-rick-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-tap-ex-congresswoman-to-challenge-sen-rick-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats choose former Congresswoman to challenge Sen. 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\">18<\/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-tap-ex-congresswoman-to-challenge-sen-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=2008920&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Former U.S. \u200cRep.\u200c Debbie \u2063Mucarsel-Powell \u2063(D-Fla.) is set to challenge Florida\u2019s incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Scott in 2024, as \u2063Democrats aim to strengthen \u200dtheir hold on the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>With her\u2063 official entry into the race on Tuesday, \u2063the former congresswoman took\u200b to social media to announce\u200b her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy name is Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. I\u2019m an immigrant, a Latina, and a mother,\u201d she wrote in\u200d a post\u2063 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DebbieforFL\/status\/1693953299702013986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sen-rick-scott-picks-former-trump-rivals-for-campaign-finance-committee-5440576\">Sen. Rick \u2064Scott\u200b Picks Former Trump Rivals for Campaign Finance Committee<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/2\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sen-rick-scott-picks-former-trump-rivals-for-campaign-finance-committee-5440576\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sen-rick-scott-warns-of-the-dangers-of-progressive-republicans-during-cpac-address-5095855\">Sen. Rick Scott Warns of the\u200b Dangers of Progressive Republicans During CPAC Address<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">3\/2\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/sen-rick-scott-warns-of-the-dangers-of-progressive-republicans-during-cpac-address-5095855\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not afraid\u200c to take on anyone who doesn\u2019t \u2062put\u200d Florida first. That means you, Rick\u2064 Scott. That\u2019s why I\u2019m running for U.S. Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms. \u200bMucarsel-Powell \u2064served one term \u2063in\u200d Congress from 2019 to 2021, \u2064representing the \u2062Miami area, before \u200blosing her seat to Republican Rep. \u2063Carlos \u200bGimenez.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Florida shifting further to the right in the \u200c2022\u2063 midterm elections, \u200cthe Ecuadorian immigrant is determined to prove \u2064that the state is still winnable for Democrats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Democrats \u2064on the Hunt<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The\u200c announcement of Ms. Mucarsel-Powell\u2019s candidacy follows a\u200c push from national Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), \u2062to\u2064 convince her to run, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/13\/democrats-florida-senate-primary-rick-scott-00106002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Party leaders were actively seeking \u200ca viable challenger to\u2062 Mr. Scott,\u2064 as the absence of an \u2064established, well-known candidate posed \u2062a \u200cchallenge \u200dfor Democrats in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Schumer personally \u200breached out to Ms. Mucarsel-Powell to urge her to enter the \u2063race and help \u200cDemocrats \u200cmaintain their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">slim majority<\/a> in the Senate.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>U.S. \u200bRep. Debbie \u2062Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) reads a\u200b document as she passes through the National Statuary Hall at the \u200dU.S. Capitol in \u200dWashington on Jan. 9, 2020.\u2064 (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Various Democrat-aligned groups, including UnidosUS Action Fund, a Latino \u200dadvocacy group, have expressed \u200btheir support\u2062 for Ms.\u200d Mucarsel-Powell&#8217;s \u2064candidacy\u200d in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnidosUS Action Fund enthusiastically welcomes Congresswoman \u200dDebbie Murcarsel-Powell\u2019s consideration to run for\u200b the U.S. Senate in\u2062 Florida\u2064 against incumbent Rick Scott,\u201d the group wrote in an open letter to\u2062 Sen. Gary\u2064 Peters (D-Mich.), chair of the Senate Democratic Senatorial Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a proven advocate for\u2064 the Latino community and a fierce \u2063defender of the values we hold \u2062dear, Congresswoman Murcarsel-Powell\u2019s leadership is exactly what Florida\u200c needs at this time,\u201d the letter adds.<\/p>\n<p>Other declared candidates in the \u200crace include Democratic \u2062Navy veteran Phil Ehr, \u200cformer Rep. \u2062Alan Grayson, \u200dand Florida State House Minority Leader\u2062 Fentrice Driskell.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Breaking GOP Stronghold<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For many years, Florida was considered\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">swing state<\/a>, with candidates from both \u200bsides \u2062having a\u200d chance\u2063 at victory. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-l-bahnsen-no-aoc-capitalism-isnt-too-consumerist-around-the-holidays\/\" title=\"David L. Bahnsen: No, AOC, Capitalism Isn\u2019t Too \"Consumerist\" Around the Holidays\">state played<\/a>\u2062 a \u200bcrucial \u200brole in \u2062electing President Barack Obama twice.<\/p>\n<p>However, in recent years, Florida has \u2063shifted firmly to the right, with overwhelming support for GOP candidates like President Donald\u200c Trump and Gov.\u2062 Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>In the last election, Florida \u200bexperienced a &#8220;red \u200dtsunami,&#8221; as\u200b Mr. DeSantis won his reelection bid by a \u2063significant margin and Republicans made gains in traditionally \u200bDemocratic strongholds.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Florida Governor\u200c Ron\u200b DeSantis campaigns for re-election during a &#8220;Unite and Win&#8221; rally on the eve of the \u2063U.S. midterm\u2062 elections, at Hialeah Park Clubhouse,\u2062 in Hialeah, Fla., on Nov. \u20627, 2022. (Eva Marie\u2063 Uzcategui\/AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell believes she is the right candidate\u200c to secure \u2064a\u2064 critical\u200b win for Democrats in both Florida and the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>In her first\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sued-for-failing-to-register-hunter-biden-as-a-foreign-agent\/\" title=\"DOJ sued over Hunter Biden's unregistered foreign agent status.\">campaign\u2063 ad<\/a>, she highlights her previous\u2062 victories against candidates like \u200bRick\u200c Scott and emphasizes \u2062her support for important issues such \u200cas abortion rights \u200band gun \u200bcontrol.<\/p>\n<p>She also criticizes Mr. Scott&#8217;s &#8220;Rescue America&#8221; plan, \u2063claiming it would cut Medicare and Social Security. Although Mr. \u2063Scott revised the plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-texas-hand-biden-a-lifeline\/\" title=\"Did Texas Hand Biden a Lifeline?\">include exemptions<\/a> for these programs, \u200cMs. \u200cMucarsel-Powell\u200c remains steadfast in her \u200bopposition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) will run against Florida&#8217;s incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Scott in 2024. Mucarsel-Powell, an immigrant, Latina, and mother, officially announced her campaign on social media, as Democrats aim to strengthen their control over the Senate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1226,"featured_media":2008921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}