President Donald Trump’s campaign says Democrats are coming up short on absentee and early votes. Eamon Javers joins Smith to give insight into Trump’s campaign. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, D-Fla., was swept into Congress two years ago in a “blue wave” of Democratic victories that featured many stories like her own — a female immigrant of color knocking down a Republican incumbent.
Now Mucarsel-Powell, who holds Democrats’ most vulnerable House seat in Florida, is facing a test of her staying power. She is being challenged by the term-limited mayor of Miami-Dade County, Carlos Gimenez, an immigrant from Cuba who is backed by President Donald Trump.
Mucarsel-Powell’s effort to hold onto Florida’s 26th Congressional District is a key element in Democrats’ move to retain the majority they won in the House of Representatives last cycle.
The district will also feature prominently in Trump’s attempt to defeat Democratic nominee Joe Biden with a strategy that is heavily reliant on support from South Florida’s Cuban population, which has warmed to the president in recent years.
The 26th District, which contains Miami suburbs and parts of the Florida Keys, is the third most immigrant-heavy in the country, including many Cuban Americans. The district has a majority Latino population that makes up nearly 70% of its voting-age residents, according to the American Public Media Research Lab.
Unlike the majority of U.S. Latino voters, Cuban Americans tend to lean Republican. Mucarsel-Powell, who immigrated from Ecuador, is the first person not from Cuba to represent the area in more than three decades. (The 26th District was created after the 2010 census and redrawn in 2015.)
Susan MacManus, a Florida political analyst, said that an underlying theme of the race was Cuban versus non-Cuban Latina “in a region where country of origin matters.”
“Gimenez has been stressing his experience and stressing his anti-socialism credentials,” she added.
» Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision
» Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC
» Subscribe to CNBC Classic: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCclassic
Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to live price updates CNBC is the leader in business news worldwide.
The News with Shepard Smith is CNBC’s daily news podcast providing deep, non-partisan coverage and perspective on the day’s most important stories. Available to listen by 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT daily beginning September 30: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/the-news-with-shepard-smith-podcast.html?__source=youtube%7Cshepsmith%7Cpodcast
Connect with CNBC News Online
Get the latest news: http://www.cnbc.com/
Follow CNBC on LinkedIn: https://cnb.cx/LinkedInCNBC
Follow CNBC News on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBC
Follow CNBC News on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBC
Follow CNBC News on Instagram: https://cnb.cx/InstagramCNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/select/best-credit-cards/
#CNBC
#CNBCTV
source
