{"id":2266724,"date":"2024-06-13T09:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-peg-anna-paulina-luna-as-vulnerable-incumbent-in-florida-after-poll\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T09:23:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:23:35","slug":"democrats-peg-anna-paulina-luna-as-vulnerable-incumbent-in-florida-after-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-peg-anna-paulina-luna-as-vulnerable-incumbent-in-florida-after-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats target Anna Paulina Luna as vulnerable Florida incumbent following recent poll"},"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\">24<\/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-peg-anna-paulina-luna-as-vulnerable-incumbent-in-florida-after-poll%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=2266724&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>Democrats are \u200ctargeting the seat of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) due to data suggesting she may be vulnerable. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-files-lawsuit-against-world-economic-forum\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy Files Lawsuit Against World Economic Forum\">poll initiated<\/a> by Democratic challenger Whitney Fox shows Luna\u200c ahead but reveals her lead \u2063can be narrowed significantly when respondents were informed about Luna&#8217;s controversial positions on issues like \u2064abortion, Medicare, and Social Security. The detailed biographical presentation \u200cof Luna made her lead shrink to a \u2062two-point difference against \u2062Fox. According to Fox&#8217;s\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">campaign manager<\/a>, James Corti, the results \u2062indicate that Florida&#8217;s 13th Congressional District could potentially\u2062 shift its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-intervention-in-ukraine-could-spark-nuclear-genocide-heres-how-it-could-happen\/\" title=\"NATO Intervention In Ukraine Could Spark Nuclear Genocide. Here\u2019s How It Could Happen\">political allegiance<\/a>, especially given\u2063 Luna&#8217;s past performance and the\u2063 current local economic stresses related to inflation and specific contentious \u2063political subjects like abortion. Critics of the poll caution that its \u2063outcomes might \u2063be influenced by the phrasing of poll\u200b questions and\u200c the specific information provided to participants about the candidates.  <\/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><strong>EXCLUSIVE<\/strong> <strong>\u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democrats\">Democrats<\/a>, buoyed by a recent poll, are eyeing flipping Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anna-paulina-luna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Anna Paulina Luna's\">Anna Paulina Luna\u2019s<\/a> (R-FL) seat.<\/p>\n<p>A poll commissioned by one of Luna\u2019s Democratic challengers, Whitney Fox, suggested the freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> Freedom Caucus member is more vulnerable than believed. While a generic poll has Luna up by 7 percentage points, 50% to 43%, the gap narrows to 51% to 46% when more biographical information is given.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) speaks outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-set-himself-on-fire-outside-trump-trial-dies\/\" title=\"The man who self-immolated outside the Trump trial has passed away\">hush money criminal case<\/a> of former President Donald Trump in New York on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ted Shaffrey)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When pollsters presented Luna\u2019s positions on abortion, Medicare, and Social Security, Fox turned out on top, with 49% of the vote compared to Luna\u2019s 47%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur polling results clearly show Florida\u2019s 13th Congressional District is in play this November and is the most flippable House seat in Florida,\u201d Fox\u2019s campaign manager James Corti said.\u00a0\u201cWhitney Fox has a clear path to victory against Anna Paulina Luna once voters learn about Luna\u2019s self-serving political games and her extreme stances on abortion, Social Security, and Medicare, all while Floridians struggle with record-high costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s not forget that Anna Paulina Luna underperformed other Republicans by 6 percentage points in 2022 when Democratic turnout was at a decade low,\u201d he added. \u201cWith the Florida abortion amendment and Pinellas County as a hot spot for inflation, Fox is poised to defeat Anna Paulina Luna and end her attacks on democracy, women, and seniors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The poll could be affected by the wording of questions and information given to respondents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuna falls behind Fox as voters learn about her extreme positions like supporting a national abortion ban without exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the mother, cutting Social Security and healthcare \u2014 removing the $35 cap on insulin, and blocking Medicare from being able to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs,\u201d the summary of the poll read.<\/p>\n<p>Luna dismissed her Democratic opponents as \u201cnot serious\u201d in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast cycle, I was outspent 12:1. I told voters exactly who I was and have fulfilled every one of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-read-the-memo-provided-to-vp-pence-noting-that-he-has-the-opportunity-to-save-the-country\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Read the Memo Provided to VP Pence Noting that He Has the Opportunity to Save the Country\">campaign promises<\/a>,\u201d she said. \u201cYou cannot buy Pinellas County, and my constituents know I will continue to fight for them here in D.C. The DNC has attempted to recruit a few candidates against me as I am problematic for them regarding their identity politics indoctrination campaigns nationally. However, the six candidates running against me are not serious and should probably look into what Congress does. As of right now, many of them don\u2019t even understand the basics when it comes to legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luna won her last race by 8 percentage points. Fox\u2019s team hopes that incumbent fatigue will help propel the Democrats to a victory, in addition to momentum from the repeal of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Fox is also largely unknown \u2014 6% of voters have a favorable opinion of her and 5% unfavorable, compared to 42% of voters having a favorable opinion of Luna and 32% unfavorable. Her team hopes this will play to Fox\u2019s advantage as she garners more visibility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Florida primary, held in August, is one of the latest in the country. Fox is expected to win, with a clear advantage in <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/669763-whitney-fox-outraises-primary-opponents-cd-13-incumbent-anna-paulina-luna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fundraising<\/a> and endorsements.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> has Florida\u2019s 13th District as likely Republican at R+6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are optimistic about taking Rep. Anna Paulina Luna\u2019s (R-FL) seat after a poll showed her vulnerability. Commissioned by Democratic challenger Whitney Fox, the poll reveals Luna, a House Freedom Caucus freshman, leads by only 7 points, 50% to 43%, suggesting potential for a Democratic win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2266725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24137781518302.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2266724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24137781518302.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266724","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2266724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2266725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2266724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2266724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2266724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}