FL-SEN: Barack Obama backs Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's U.S. Senate bid
The last two-term Democratic President wants to ensure Rick Scott isn’t a two-term U.S. Senator.
Barack Obama, who carried Florida in 2008 and 2012’s general elections, is endorsing Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in the latest sign that national Democrats believe Florida may be in play this election cycle.
Obama offers aspirational rhetoric in his testimonial for the Ecuadorian-American candidate, telling Sunshine State voters the election is “too important to sit out,” while noting thematic similarities between her personal narrative and his own.
“Debbie’s story isn’t typical, but then, neither was mine. And maybe in this election, that’s exactly what we need,” Obama suggests, noting her immigrant background, her “growing up in a dictatorship,” and her first job in a “donut shop for minimum wage,” which is ironic given the incumbent Senator’s first business was a donut shop, which he said he bought so his mother would have a job.
“It is an incredible honor to receive President Barack Obama’s support and endorsement in this critical race,” Mucarsel-Powell said.
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