Yeah I don’t see Rivera winning, the primary or general. DJ thought he might have a chance though.
I’m thinking Martinez, he’s a name politician. I haven’t seen a recent poll but I’d guess he’s in 2nd place behind Curbelo (his own polling from late last year had him ahead of Curbelo). I don’t think we should give up and just let Curbelo win.
A new poll would be very helpful for this one.
Can someone post what state this Riviea/Curbelo is in? Don’t assume everyone knows these races like you folks do. There have been about 15 posts without mentioning the state/district. You should start every post with that info.
Remember how David Rivera “suspended” his House comeback bid in FL-26 on July 11? Well, he’s “unsuspended” his campaign now that early voting has started: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/11/4284581/with-beginning-of-early-voting.html
If Rivera wins the nomination, his purported corruption (and his connection to corrupt individuals), not Joe Garcia’s liberal voting record (and corruption, to boot), will become the focus of the election. Not only that, Rivera has reported raising only $11,000, compared to $2,732,000 for Garcia. We need to reclaim that seat this November, and Rivera isn’t going to get it done. It seems like all the Miami GOP money has gone to Carlos Curbelo, and while Curbelo does not appear to be as conservative as one would hope for (while the CD only gave Romney 46%, it is far more Republican downballot), I don’t think any of the other candidates would have the resources to defeat Garcia. (The only other GOP candidate who has raised as much as $100,000 is Cutler Bay Mayor MacMacDougall, but an Anglo from Cutler Bay isn’t going to beat a Cuban-American incumbent in that district, where 69% of the voting-age population is Hispanic.)