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Rivera arguably became the instant frontrunner as soon as he said he was back in the race. He’s sorta like an incumbent in the sense that it was his seat only been a year and a half ago and he enjoys huge name recognition and support from primary (read: old, Cuban) voters. Why would Nine Lives risk one of those to get on stage con cuatro gatos and equate himself to them? Why would he, in his head, get down to their level?
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And, just as importantly, he would also open himself up not just to attack — because you can be certain that at least one or two of the 
other candidates would use the opportunity to smear him — but also to questions he doesn’t want to answer. Questions about campaign financing, Ana Sol Alliegro and his alleged pay-for-play role on slot machines in the state.
It might have been different had there been just one other candidate. But Rivera is unlikely to allow himself to be grouped into what he sees as a bunch of wannabes.
Ladra doubts he’ll show up at the other debates we hear are being scheduled by Actualidad Radio and the Latin American Business Association.
But you never know.
Rivera, apparently, likes to surprise us.
The first debate for the primary candidates in the Congressional race in District 26 will begin at 6:30 p.m. June 23 at the Graham Center at Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St., and will be moderated by WPLG Local 10’s Glenna Golden Milberg.
“I will miss David Rivera if he is not there,” Milberg told Ladra. “How can it be a complete candidates’ debate without him?
“I have always found our conversations to be fascinating on many levels.”
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What dirty campaign do you speak of, Christine? Because Ladra BEGGED Martinez to go on the attack and use the absentee ballot fraud stuff against Gimenez. I even wrote a robocall for him, totally for free.
He refused to “go negative.”
I know of no such dirty campaign, but enlighten me if you can. With documentation, that is.
Love, Ladra
Joe Martinez has no chance in light of the dirty campaign he ran against Mayor Gimenez. That, those in District 26 will not forget.
Rivera is only scared of one candidate and that is Joe Martinez, former Miami-Dade County commissioner and highly-decorated police officer.
Martinez is the only candidate who can beat Joe “Communism Works” Garcia.
[…] La periodista Elaine de Valle informa en su blog POLITICAL CORTADITO que ha quedado fijado para el lunes 23 de junio, en el Federated Women’s Republican Club of Miami (FWRC of Miami), el primer debate entre los candidatos Republicanos que aspiran a convertirse en retadores del Congresista Joe García en las elecciones de noviembre por el Distrito 26 de Florida. Hasta el momento David Rivera, probablemente siendo el más esperado, era el único que no había confirmado ni declinado su asistencia. (MAS… en POLITICAL CORTADITO) […]