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Pedro Camacho

Mucarsel-Powell claims Scott exploits 'trauma' of Latino dictatorships as Florida Senate race heats up

Former Florida Rep. and Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Credit: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell campaign)

One week after launching a "75 Stop Tour" to push her bid to flip Florida's senate seat, Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is intensifying her campaign against incumbent Republican Senator Rick Scott even more with the launch of a TV ad around the theme of "freedom".

"I grew up under a dictatorship before coming to the U.S." begins the ad, referring to Mucarsel-Powell's childhood in her native Ecuador. "For me, freedom isn't just a political slogan, it's why I came to America"

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