María Elvira Salazar challenges Donald Trump on immigration in new campaign ad
Incumbent María Elvira Salazar launched a campaign ad on September 17 challenging Donald Trump on immigration enforcement. Democratic challenger Eliott Rodriguez responded that Salazar had voted for the policies she was criticizing.
Why it mattersForecasters have shifted the district from solid Republican to likely Republican, and the DCCC lists the Miami-Dade County seat among its Florida targets.
How we got here
- Rodriguez won the Democratic primary and Salazar won the Republican primary for Florida's 27th District. Local10
- Fieldwork began for a survey of likely general-election voters. Floridapolitics
- An internal poll found the candidates tied after accounting for undecided voters. Floridapolitics
- Salazar’s campaign launched an ad in which she criticized some of President Trump’s immigration-enforcement efforts; Rodriguez criticized her response. Nbcmiami, Mariaelvirasalazar
- Florida’s voter-registration deadline for the general election. Gov
- Florida's mandatory early-voting period began. Gov
What's likely next
- Florida’s voter-registration deadline for the general election.
All coverage
The coverage
- Trump turns on Salazar after Florida Republican challenges his immigration crackdownPolitico · Sep 27
- Report: GOP US Rep. Salazar still holds advantage, but race is tightening with Democrat RodriguezWLRN · Sep 26
- Rift escalates as Trump targets Miami GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Truth Social postsWUSF · Sep 28
- Maria Elvira Salazar challenges Trump on immigration in new adNbcmiami
- SALAZAR CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES FIRST GENERAL-ELECTION AD WITH ...Mariaelvirasalazar
Analysis & opinion
- Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politicsFlorida Politics · Sep 27
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