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Florida Politics reports: 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 …

Florida Politics reports: A Florida-based Republican pollster finds Republican Donald Trump leading Democrat Kamala Harris by just 2 percentage points. Additionally, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott holds less than a 1-point edge on Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The poll finds Trump winning just under 47% of likely voters in his home state, while nearly 45% intend to vote for Harris. Scott, a …

Florida Politics reports: The survey of 600 likely voters from the Independent Center shows Rick Scott leading Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 46% to 44% in a two-way race, with 10% of respondents unsure who they back. In a race where a third-party option is introduced, Scott leads 43% to 42%, with 11% of respondents unsure and 4% opting for the unnamed …

The Hill reports: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) are locked in a dead heat in Florida’s Senate race, according to polling released by The Hill and Emerson College Polling on Friday. Scott leads Mucarsel-Powell 46 percent to 45 percent among likely Florida voters, well within the survey’s plus or minus 3.14 point margin of error. …

The Washington Post reports: On a recent weekday morning, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, the leading Democratic candidate to unseat Republican Sen. Rick Scott, corralled health-care workers in front of Jackson Memorial Hospital and made the pitch that has become central to her campaign: Floridians should vote to protect abortion rights in a referendum in November — and if they care about that, …

NBC News reports: Former Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell announced Tuesday she will challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott, a former two-term Florida governor viewed as the favorite in 2024. Mucarsel-Powell, who came to the U.S. at age 14 from Ecuador, has long been on a short list of potential Democratic candidates. In recent weeks, a number of state and national Democratic …