Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s (R) reelection marketing campaign will run an advert labeling his opponent, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel Powell, a “silly socialist” throughout a Miami Dolphins recreation on Thursday.
The 30-second spot hits Mucarsel Powell over her file on immigration, accusing her of wanting to offer “tax money to people here illegally.”
The Hill is the primary outlet to view the advert, part of a seven-figure tv and digital statewide advert purchase airing in English and Spanish.
Within the advert’s launch, Scott’s marketing campaign tied Mucarsel Powell to progressive Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), calling them “self-proclaimed socialists.”
“Voters have kicked her out of office before because her voting record favored the socialist agenda and illegal aliens, not Florida families,” the Scott marketing campaign stated.
The spot marks the most recent in a spherical of assaults between Scott and Mucarsel Powell. Scott has repeatedly labeled Mucarsel Powell as a “socialist,” whereas Mucarsel Powell has attacked the senator over his stances on abortion, social safety, and Medicare.
Final week, Mucarsel Powell’s marketing campaign hit again in opposition to Scott’s use of the socialist label in opposition to her in her personal advert. Within the spot, Mucarsel Powell talks about her background coming to the U.S. from Ecuador and options footage of former Guillermo Rodríguez, who led a coup in Ecuador and led the nation for about 4 years within the Nineteen Seventies.
“For me, freedom isn’t some political slogan. It’s why I came to America,” she says within the advert.
In an interview with Newsweek final week, Mucarsel Powell spoke about having a “legal pathway” for immigrants to stay and work within the U.S., however maintained that “cannot continue to criminalize immigrants” and accused Scott’s rhetoric of inciting violence in opposition to immigrants.
“We’ve seen an incitement of violence against immigrants because of these talking points that Rick Scott continues to use, and a lot of them are completely false,” she instructed the outlet.
Polls present a comparatively tight race between Scott and Mucarsel Powell. A ballot launched final week from The Hill and Emerson Faculty Polling confirmed the previous congresswoman trailing the senator by one level. Nonetheless, a Morning Seek the advice of ballot launched on Monday confirmed her 5 factors behind Scott.
The Hill/Determination Desk HQ polling common reveals Scott main Mucarsel Powell by simply lower than 3 factors.
