ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Rep. Val Demings is planning to run for the U.S. Senate, rather than governor, providing Democrats with a big-name candidate to take on Republican Sen. Marco Rubio next year.
“She’s going to draw a contrast between who she is and how she represents Florida vs. Marco Rubio, who a lot of people where I live never see him.” A top adviser to Demings compared her personal biography to Rubio this way: “She’s the daughter of a maid and a janitor who became the first Black woman police chief in Orlando. He’s the son of a maid and a bartender who’s a career politician.”
The adviser left some wiggle room for Demings to change course, saying there was a “98.6 percent chance” that she would ultimately challenge Rubio. By running for Senate, Demings leaves the gubernatorial field to Rep. Charlie Crist and state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who is expected to announce a bid soon.
One of those groups, The Collective PAC, was founded to support Black candidates and plans to be highly active in Florida with Demings on the ticket.
VOTE THEM OUT. VOTE THEM OUT. VOTE THEM OUT
Can I donate yet?
Donating from NY
Fabulous !
Rubio is about to become an ex-senator.
Thank God.
marcorubio In 2009, she had her firearm, a Sig Sauer P226R, stolen from her department vehicle while parked at her home; she was issued a written censure. The firearm has not been recovered.
Team Val! My Gal!
Wonderful
Yeah, Baby!
Yes Queen! GwenBkesTheCake
ValDemings would be a great senator! ImWithHer VoteVal
THIS.🔥🔥🔥
neal_katyal She/he/it has got no hope. Speaking for a friend.
crush him first, then bat boy
That’s another house seat gone
The best part about the nickname Little Marco is that it was given to him by Donald J Trump and NOT Democrats, yet Marco has been sucking Trump’s tiny balls for the last 4 years. Val Demings’s going to exorcise Rubio from politics and Marco can blame himself for not being a man.
Hope she wins by a landslide turnout vote. voteoutRepublicons.
TheRickWilson She’s tentatively got my vote. I don’t know shit about her, other than she’s not Rubio. Lol 🤷🏽♂️
TheRickWilson She’s smart and knows DeSantis would have taken her to the woodshed.
TheRickWilson and she’ll win
TheRickWilson Not soon enough.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
TheRickWilson That's going to be gory.
TheRickWilson I lived in south Florida for 30 years. If Rep. Demings knows any Spanish, the voters will love it. Trust me. RepValDemings
I’m definitely contributing to her campaign and I live in Michigan.
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