Debbie Mucarsel-Powell says election results show need to step back, review

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell says election results show need to step back, review

Former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell who lost her seat earlier this month to termed-out Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said she’s not even thinking about a rematch or challenging Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, as some have speculated and, likely, prodded. It’s time to take a step back and look at what happened in congressional District 26 […]

Candidates aren’t the only winners, losers in 2020 Miami-Dade election

Candidates aren’t the only winners, losers in 2020 Miami-Dade election

As has become tradition here, Ladra likes to identify the winners and losers from the election beyond the candidates. There are people, organizations and entities that also gain or suffer from Tuesday’s results. This year’s are painfully obvious. Let’s just go right ahead and start in with the winners, shall we? Winners: Christian Ulvert — […]

Republicans crush blue wave with red rush on South Florida Dem incumbents

Republicans crush blue wave with red rush on South Florida Dem incumbents

Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar go to Washington Two incumbent Democrat congresswomen were ousted in Tuesday’s election by Republicans and a blue state senator behind by 21 votes is headed for an instant recount in three shocker South Florida races that did not end like many political operatives and observers by had predicted. And […]

Corrupt Carlos Gimenez suppressed early voting by nixing arena polling site

Corrupt Carlos Gimenez suppressed early voting by nixing arena polling site

UPDATED: Surprise, surprise. The cancellation of the American Airlines Arena as an early voting location was most likely done at the behest Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, a suddenly-Republican congressional candidate who would gain from suppressing the blue vote there. According to a story by the Miami Herald published late Friday, the Miami Heat had pretty […]

GOP congressional candidates reluctant to debate Democrat incumbents

GOP congressional candidates reluctant to debate Democrat incumbents

With a little more than 50 days til the election — and less than three weeks before absentee ballots are mailed to voters — Democrat incumbent Congresswomen Donna Shalala and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell are ready and eager to debate the Republicans that want to unseat them. Mayor Carlos Giménez, who is running in District 26 against […]

New and improved Corrupt Carlos Gimenez video exposes ‘family ties’

New and improved Corrupt Carlos Gimenez video exposes ‘family ties’

The video ad about the shady deals that have benefited Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez‘s family — principally his two lobbyist sons — has been updated with more precise information after an attorney for Grimenez complained of inaccuracies, threatening legal action. The first video came out the night of the primary, where Gimenez won with 59% […]