1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: I have thrilled today to be joined by Debbie MoU 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Carsel Powell, the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: in the great state of Florida, running against the very 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: worst MAGA senator, someone who has betrayed his oath, reached 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 1: the public trust, was found liable for Medicare fraud back 6 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: in the day. We'll talk about that for a second 7 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: or two. But American politics at its courts a character test, 8 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: and it was always understood as such. So I'm really 9 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: happy to show today to all of you out there, 10 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: Florida's Democratic Senate candidate does not matter if you do 11 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: not live in Florida. This is a winnable race. Donate 12 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: to this race, get involved in this race. You can 13 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: write letters, you can write postcards. This office is a 14 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: United States Senator, and we have a crisis of competence 15 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: in the United States Senate. We have a crisis of 16 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: character in the United States Senate. We have a crisis 17 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: of extremism in the United States Senate. So I am 18 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: thrilled Debbie to welcome you here today to talk about 19 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: the race, talk about how you're going to win. The 20 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: first thing I wanted to start out by saying is 21 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: a lot of people have lost hope that Democrats can 22 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: win in Florida who live in Washington, d C. Who 23 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: look back at what I think are some pretty bad 24 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: candidates and come to the conclusion that a great candidate 25 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: like you can't win. How are you dealing with that? 26 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 2: Yeah? You know, this is the perception that the Republicans 27 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: here in the state of Florida have created. And we 28 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: had a terrible cycle in twenty twenty two, so that 29 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 2: really confirmed what they had been saying that this is 30 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 2: going to become a you know, ruby red state. And 31 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 2: it's just not true. These extremists who have taken over 32 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 2: our state and who have been passing the most extreme 33 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: laws here in the state legislature, they don't represent the 34 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 2: value of Floridians. I've been saying this for quite some time. 35 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 2: Florida remains a bright purple state. But what has happened 36 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 2: in the past. You know, two four years Governor DeSantis 37 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: actually passed a map that was extremely gerrymandered, one of 38 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 2: the most gerrymandered maps in the country. They have been 39 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: purging voters off the roles. They have used intimidation tactics 40 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 2: for voter suppression. If you remember in twenty twenty two, 41 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: in October, there were some arrests for formerly convicted felons 42 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 2: who had been you know, they had served their time 43 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 2: and they had restored their vote and their right to vote. 44 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: And then all over the local news right before the 45 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: election in October, there were multiple arrests, which really suppressed 46 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 2: the vote of a lot of people, particularly voters who 47 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 2: are black voters, Latino voters, and they stayed home. But 48 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: after the twenty twenty two cycle, I started feeling a 49 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: pretty significant shift. It started feeling similar to what I 50 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: felt in twenty eighteen and twenty eighteen. No one thought 51 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: I could beat a very popular Republican incumbent at the time, 52 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 2: and most people didn't know who I was. I hadn't 53 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: been in politics before, but I knew that the ground, 54 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: that the community really was ready to make that change. 55 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,399 Speaker 2: And I beat this popular Republican incumbent he had been 56 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 2: there for two terms, with a two point win. So 57 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 2: I completely dismiss what people are saying. I'm the one 58 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 2: that's on the ground here in the state of Florida. 59 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: I have been traveling all over the state. Just yesterday, actually, 60 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: I met a man who had told me we were 61 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 2: talking about issues, and he said, you know, for him, 62 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: abortion is the top issue because what that represents is 63 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 2: freedom's being taken away from women. If they can do 64 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: that to women, something that's such a private matter for 65 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 2: a woman, then they can do this to anyone or 66 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 2: any group, And for him, that's the motivating factor for 67 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 2: him to vote in November. So you know, I'm the 68 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 2: one that's having these conversations. We have a new party 69 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 2: chair who's creating a very strong infrastructure here in the 70 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: state of Florida. We have two ballid amendments which are 71 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: very much going to influence the way that our base votes. 72 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 2: It's one of them, of course, it's protect protecting abortion 73 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: rights for women. The other one is legalizing recreational marijuana. 74 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 2: And the Republican Party and Rick Scott have already come 75 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 2: out against both amendments and this will be a motivating 76 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: factor not only for our base, but for also for 77 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 2: so many Republicans that are right in the middle, so 78 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 2: we can win this race. Rick Scott is the most 79 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 2: vulnerable Senator Steve. He is very well known, but people 80 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 2: know that he's a fraud. People know that he oversaw 81 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 2: the largest Medicare fraud in the history of this country. 82 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: They know that he wrote this plan to eliminate social 83 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 2: Security and Medicare, and they now know that he supports 84 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 2: a very extreme ban and abortion. He has dug in 85 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 2: he has been a co sponsoring a national abortion Man, 86 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 2: and he voted against contraception and IVF. So for those 87 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: reasons and so many more, we can win the seat. 88 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 2: It's a huge opportunity for us, and Florida's ready for change. 89 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: There's something about you in your bio that I was 90 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: astounded by. If this is true, Is it the case 91 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: that you are the first South American born immigrant to 92 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: the United States to be elected to the Congress. 93 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 2: That's right. I actually couldn't believe that I was going 94 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 2: to When I got elected and people started telling me 95 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 2: that I was the first South American immigrant to ever 96 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 2: be elected, it was shocking. I mean, we have a 97 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 2: huge electorate of Hispanic voters all over the country. In 98 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 2: Florida to Hispanics, I think it's about thirty percent of 99 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 2: our electorate is from the Hispanic community. And see, there 100 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 2: has never been a Latina at the top of the 101 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 2: ticket here as a Democrat running for us in the 102 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 2: history of Florida. And my mother brought me here when 103 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 2: I was fourteen. I started working at a minimum woyage 104 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 2: job at the age of fifteen. She wanted to provide 105 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 2: me and my sisters with opportunities, with freedoms that she 106 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 2: knew she wasn't going to be able to give us 107 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: in our home country of Ecuador. And because of those opportunities, 108 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 2: because of the community behind me, I've been able to 109 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 2: graduate from college. I got a master's degree, I became 110 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 2: the associated at the medical school here at FIU, the 111 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 2: largest Hispanic serving university in the country, and then ultimately 112 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 2: get elected to serve My story embodies the values of America. 113 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 2: It embodies this American dream that so many people come 114 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 2: here searching for those opportunities, but unfortunately, because of Rick 115 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 2: Scott and so many other extremists, those opportunities are disappearing. 116 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 2: My story should be the rule, not the exception. Anyone, 117 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 2: regardless of who they are and where they come from, 118 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 2: should be able to reach their full potential. Unfortunately, here 119 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 2: in the state of Florida, we've been under attack for 120 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 2: too long, and our children are really being robbed of 121 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 2: those opportunities. 122 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: I grew up in New Jersey, I've lived in California 123 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: for a long time and have always grew up in 124 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: h with Hispanic friends, Latino friends, and a few years back, 125 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: Latin Ax becomes the moniker, and so wow, there's no 126 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: actual human being that I know who is of Latino 127 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: Hispanic ancestry. He's not kind of offended by it, perplexed 128 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: by it. And it it's this, it's this dogma, this 129 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: imposition political that this group's now going to be called this. 130 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: And you look at Florida, where there's a Republican formula 131 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: right where you go down and you say to the 132 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: Hispanic community, the immigrant community, you say, socialists right running 133 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: against AOC, running against Bernie Sanders. And you have an 134 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: immigrant community from Venezuela, from Cuba that have seen the 135 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: price of corruption, of instability caused by all of this, 136 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: caused by all of the ideologists. But they can't do 137 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: that to you. 138 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 2: Absolutely not. Look, it's insulting for Rick Scott to even 139 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 2: think of calling me any sort of slander, which is 140 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 2: exactly what it is. When he's insulting the legacy of 141 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 2: my mother, who left Equitor, who took us and brought 142 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 2: us here looking for a safe haven. She grew up 143 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 2: under a dictatorship and my family. I have family that 144 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 2: is living in Venezuela. And let's be very clear, and 145 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 2: I stand very strong on this issue. And I do 146 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 2: think that there's a sort of disconnect with some Democrats 147 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 2: who don't understand that socialist dictatorships, because that's exactly what 148 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 2: they are in Venezuela, Communist dictatorships in Cuba. They have 149 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 2: really destroyed those countries, the social, economic and political institutions 150 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 2: of those countries. I served as a special advisor for 151 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 2: the Summit of the Americas, and I was very strong 152 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 2: and very vocal on stopping the participation of Cuba, Venezuela, 153 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 2: and Nicaragua. They are violating human rights in Cuba. A 154 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 2: couple of years ago, there was a march in the streets. 155 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 2: Cubans were marching for freedom, for liberty, for democracy. And 156 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 2: what happened. A lot of the people, the protesters, peaceful protesters, 157 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 2: were arrested by the Cuban regime and they remain in 158 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: prison right now. Steve, and so how dare Rick Scott, 159 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 2: who has no idea what it's like to leave a 160 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 2: country like Ecuador, Venezuela, Nicarawa even have the audacity to 161 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 2: call me or my family socialists. It is completely false. 162 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 2: It is insulting, and it's insulting all of the Latinos 163 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 2: who are coming here looking for freedom. They're the ones 164 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 2: that are trying to take away our freedoms. And let 165 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 2: me just say one thing. There's only one candidate right 166 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 2: now in the Florida Senate race that's supporting communism, and 167 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 2: that's Rick Scott. He is voting against Ukraine and Russia. 168 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 2: Has been feeling more and more emboldened by Republicans in Washington, 169 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: d c. Who are not only repeating their disinformation and 170 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 2: their talking points they're false talking points, but they are 171 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 2: blocking aid to one of our allies who's trying to 172 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 2: stop these aggressions from Russia. Russia's propping up Cuba, They're 173 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 2: propping up Venezuela. Don't talk to me about communism when 174 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 2: you're siding with Russia. 175 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: Are you making that argument explicitly that it's the Russian 176 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: nuclear submarine that's in Cuba, that it's the Russians who 177 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: are propping up Venezuela. And now the Russians and the 178 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: North Koreans who are the funding source for all this 179 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: instability in all of these countries. 180 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 2: And Donald Trump is absolutely seef And here's the issue, right, 181 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 2: I mean, when I look at when I talk to people, 182 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: when I look at polls, and I see these headlines, 183 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 2: national headlines, there's a huge disconnect with what a lot 184 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 2: of people on the ground are hearing and what we 185 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:25,599 Speaker 2: are telling them. This information needs to be flooding the airwaves. 186 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 2: We need to be very strategic on how we reach 187 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 2: out to our diverse communities. Florida is a very very 188 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 2: diverse state, and like you said, we have people that 189 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 2: have been coming here to our state from Venezuela, from Colombia, 190 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 2: and they understand. So when Republicans are saying that the 191 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 2: Democratic Party is a socialist party, you know, they immediately 192 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 2: they get chills down their spine. They don't want that 193 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 2: because they lived it in Latin America. Of course we're not. 194 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 2: Of course it's a false accusation, right, But we need 195 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 2: to make that very clear. And the only way to 196 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 2: do that is by fulow information into our communities. We 197 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 2: haven't done a good job of doing that. I've been 198 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 2: very present here in South Florida and I do I 199 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 2: do a lot of outreach to Latino communities, not for politics, 200 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 2: but because it's natural for me. I am a Latina. 201 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 2: Spanish is my first language, and so I've been very 202 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 2: present on Spanish radio, Spanish television, and we have those conversations, 203 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 2: and Latinos understand Russia is an enemy. Latinosn't understand Russia's 204 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 2: propping up Cuban and Venezuela, and Latinos understand that if 205 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 2: you're helping Russia, you're not a friend of Latinos. 206 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: When you go out there, you're talking to normal people 207 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: across the state, day in day out about the economy. 208 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: No one is happy, nobody. There's not a single person 209 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: that I've met anywhere in the United States that I've 210 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:56,119 Speaker 1: ever known cross that is happy about the choice between 211 00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 1: Donald Trump and Joe Biden. No one is happy about it. 212 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:02,319 Speaker 2: What are you. 213 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: Saying to people that are cynical, that are unhappy about 214 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: how important this election is, this choice is, and specifically 215 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: in Florida, how are you talking to people about Rick 216 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: Scott and saying this time is different. I can win, 217 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: because you can. You're in an even race now one 218 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: hundred and forty days out, so this race is is 219 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: coming into to a very very clear focus. You're not 220 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: probably going to get the money you need from Washington 221 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: because that's an incumbent committee that will put in overspending races. 222 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: They don't have to, they won't take the risk. Just 223 00:13:56,240 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: like the Tim Ryan race where he outperformed the uh 224 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: you know, he outperformed the top of the ticket by 225 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: twenty eight points. You know, lost lost by lost by 226 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: a couple. What are you saying to people to help 227 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: them believe? Because belief is so important right on the 228 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: on the one hand, but how are you laying it 229 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: out right right now? And I want to give you 230 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: a chance to do so, and we'll we'll talk more 231 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: everybody in the aftermath about this. How you can get involved. 232 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: Time is short. She's got to get back out on 233 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: the campaign trail. We thank Debbie for spending some time 234 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: with us, but I want to leave you with the 235 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: last word. You can win this race. Winning is everything. 236 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: You don't get power in America without winning these elections. 237 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: So so how are you gonna do it? 238 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 2: Yeah? Thank you, Steve. Look, I remind everyone that Rick 239 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 2: Scott has never won a race by more than one 240 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 2: percentage point. He bears in twenty eighteen, and this is 241 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 2: going to be his first re election to the US 242 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 2: Senate in a presidential year. He's never run in a 243 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 2: presidential year. He is the most unpopular Republican here in 244 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 2: the state of Florida. If a Republican is going to 245 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 2: lose Florida, it will be Rick Scott. Republicans don't want 246 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 2: to vote for him. Independence have had enough of him, 247 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 2: and Democrats absolutely will not vote for Rick Scott. And 248 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 2: he's never run against the millions of women, young voters, 249 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 2: men who are going to come out in November to 250 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 2: protect reproductive freedom. And here's something very important. He's never 251 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 2: run against a Latina like me. I know how to 252 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 2: communicate with our communities. I know how to fight back, 253 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 2: and I have been bringing Floridians across the board, regardless 254 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 2: of political affiliation, into our campaign because it's about the issues, 255 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 2: it's about representing them in Washington. I tell them I'm 256 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 2: running to become the US Senator. I am not a 257 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 2: completely independent of the top of the ticket, because we 258 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 2: have to hold the line regardless who gets into the 259 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 2: White House. And so I remind them that we have 260 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 2: been ground zero here in the state of Florida for 261 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 2: all attacks on our freedoms. Extremists are trying to tell 262 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 2: us what we can or cannot read in schools, who 263 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 2: we can love, and what we can or cannot do 264 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 2: with our own bodies. And so for Florida and Floridians 265 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 2: understand this very well, they will be coming out in 266 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 2: November to vote for freedom. The contrast is going to 267 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 2: be extremely clear. They've had enough of Rick Scott. His 268 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 2: luck is about to run out. Steve and I suspect 269 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 2: that there will be some investments from national groups because 270 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 2: they're seeing the momentum and they're seeing the shift here 271 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 2: in our state, and Florida is an extremely important state, 272 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 2: not just for politics, but for our economy, for our environment, 273 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 2: and for our diversity. 274 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: I hope those national groups will support this campaign. They 275 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: should support this campaign. But if they don't, there are 276 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: millions of Americans and millions of people in the end 277 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: who will see this. Send five dollars, Send two dollars. 278 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: It all adds up. DeBie MoWT cars Powell must have 279 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: the resources to run against one of the wealthiest guys 280 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: and the worst United States senators of a generation in 281 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: this election, So get involved help. She doesn't need to 282 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: have the most, she needs to have enough enough to 283 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: spread the message that she's a different type of Democrat, 284 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: a winning Democrat in the state of Florida, common sense based, 285 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 1: who believes in American strength, American prosperity, and who's on 286 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: your side against somebody who, more than any other Senate senator, 287 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: wears a billboard right on his forehead that says, I'm 288 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: not on your side, I don't care about you. So 289 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: there's a great chance in Florida for the country to 290 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: do better, for Florida to do better. What a great candidate. 291 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: Thank you for spending some time with us today. 292 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, step And yes, I need everyone 293 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 2: with me. Debbie fro Florida dot com. We can do 294 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 2: this together. Thank you so much, Steve Chuck. 295 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: Schumer from this grace. 296 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:22,479 Speaker 2: Thank you. 297 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: I'm Steve Schmidt. This is the warning and I invite 298 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 1: you to join. Subscribe on our substack, on our YouTube channel, 299 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: follow us. Welcome to the community.