{"id":2233708,"date":"2024-04-30T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-hopeful-mucarsel-powell-slams-rick-scott-on-abortion-stance-in-effort-to-turn-seat-blue\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T14:21:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T18:21:42","slug":"democratic-hopeful-mucarsel-powell-slams-rick-scott-on-abortion-stance-in-effort-to-turn-seat-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-hopeful-mucarsel-powell-slams-rick-scott-on-abortion-stance-in-effort-to-turn-seat-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Mucarsel-Powell criticizes Rick Scott on abortion views to flip seat blue"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fdemocratic-hopeful-mucarsel-powell-slams-rick-scott-on-abortion-stance-in-effort-to-turn-seat-blue%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=2233708&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--><p>Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, \u200cthe leading\u2063 Democratic contender for the Florida Senate seat, \u200dis targeting\u200b Senator Rick\u200d Scott&#8217;s wavering stance on abortion to attract \u2064more\u200b voters. In \u2064a Spanish ad, she emphasizes Scott&#8217;s support for abortion bans, contrasting it with\u2063 her views\u200c on freedom. The ad reflects the\u2063 significant influence\u200d of Latino voters\u200d in Florida,\u2064 many of whom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyoming-abortion-ban-that-went-into-effect-over-weekend-temporarily-blocked-by-judge\/\" title=\"Wyoming abortion ban that went into effect over weekend temporarily blocked by judge\">oppose abortion bans<\/a> despite religious affiliations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> front-runner for the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> Senate seat, is homing in on incumbent Sen. Rick Scott\u2019s (R-FL) wobbly abortion stance with an eye toward gaining more voters.<\/p>\n<p>In an advertisement released in Spanish on Monday, Mucarsel-Powell focused on Scott\u2019s stance, saying he is in favor of banning abortions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mother brought me here from Ecuador for freedom, and it\u2019s freedom that Rick Scott wants to take away,\u201d Mucarsel-Powell said in the ad. <\/p>\n<p>Twenty-seven percent of Florida\u2019s voters are Latino, coming from Cuba and South American countries. As a whole, Latino voters tend to be more religious, but 68% said they are opposed to abortion bans, according to an<em> Axios<\/em>-Ipsos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-us\/latino-americans-arent-favorable-trump-or-biden-feel-democratic-party-better-represents-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Scott\u2019s position on abortion has softened in recent years as the procedure has become a lightning rod following the Supreme Court\u2019s decision that overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>When Florida approved the state\u2019s six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vogue-magazine-help-freezing-texans-by-paying-for-their-travel-to-get-an-abortion\/\" title=\"Vogue Magazine: Help Freezing Texans By Paying For Their Travel To Get An Abortion\">-week abortion ban<\/a>, he said that if he were still governor, he would sign the bill. In early April, Scott told the <em>Washington Post<\/em> he wouldn\u2019t vote in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-abortion-ballot-initiatives-win-in-five-states\/\" title=\"Pro-Abortion Ballot Initiatives Win in Five States\">enshrining abortion rights<\/a> in the state\u2019s constitution, but around the same time, Scott said he was opposed to national bans and instead was in favor of a 15-week ban with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ought to be where the consensus is,\u201d Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2024\/apr\/24\/republicans-pivot-on-abortion-in-key-senate-races-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Washington Times<\/em>. \u201cIn my state, that consensus is 15 weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the state\u2019s six-week abortion ban will go into effect, with polling showing that 55% of Floridians oppose the ban. <\/p>\n<p>Backed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and President Joe Biden, Mucarsel-Powell entered the Senate race as part of the Democrats\u2019 plan to flip a seat in deep-red Florida and maintain majority rule in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are facing a brutal 2024 Senate map, with the races in Florida and Texas appearing to be the most feasible seats to flip. If winning seats in strong Republican territory wasn\u2019t hard enough, Democrats also have to defend seven seats, including tough races in Montana and Ohio.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite viewing Scott as one of the weaker Republican incumbents, Mucarsel-Powell has more than the partisan divide to overcome. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">recent poll conducted<\/a> by <em>USA Today<\/em>\/Ipsos found that 74% of respondents said they had never heard of Mucarsel-Powell, whereas just 13% said they hadn\u2019t heard of Scott.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Mucarsel-Powell\u2019s campaign for comment. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, leading the Democratic race for the Florida Senate, targets Sen. Rick Scott\u2019s uncertain abortion stance to sway voters. 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