Posted on 09/26/2018 5:28:48 AM PDT by Helicondelta
Democratic congressional candidate Donna Shalala is struggling to keep up with her Trump-supporting Republican rival in a district that overwhelmingly favored Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
The 77-year-old Shalala, who served as Department of Health and Human Services secretary for the Clinton administration, was supposed to easily snag a win in Florida’s 27th Congressional District and become the “second-oldest House freshman in history,” but recent polls indicate she’s neck and neck with her Republican opponent, Maria Elvira Salazar.
In November 2016, voters in the Miami-based 27th District cast a ballot in favor of Clinton by a margin of nearly 20 points. So when Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced she wouldn’t seek re-election, Democrats considered the Miami-based 27th District to be “their easiest pickup of the cycle” — that is, until last week.
In an analysis for The Cook Political Report, David Wasserman indicated Florida’s 27th went from Democratic-leaning to a toss up after two GOP-sponsored polls indicated Salazar is in the lead.
Politico reports that internal polls from both campaigns show the Spanish-speaking Republican either leads or is just barely behind Shalala.
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I look at her and wonder, “Could I throw her further than Robert Reich?”
Unless Shalala is behind at least 5 points, fraud will carry her in that area.
The face reminds me of an iguana.
The Clinton presidency was weak and declining at that time and her controversial statement made things much worse for them.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a federal building in Oklahoma City got bombed.
Maybe White Privilege works in mysterious ways? Why is anyone surprised that a Latina, in a Latina area, would be defeating a Clintonite?
I wonder how Soderstrom is doing in DeSantis’ district?
SHALALA! Got Bill on his knees! SHALALA! A real feminazi!
Shalala is a real name?
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