NPR: FL-25 Competitors Tie Each Other To Bush

FL-25 Competitors Tie Each Other To Bush

NPR's Greg Allen sent us these dueling mailers from Florida's 25th congressional district, where Republican incumbent Mario Diaz-Balart and Democratic challenger Joe Garcia are each trying to link the other to President Bush.

South Florida's large Cuban-American population has provided a healthy boost to Republican candidates in the past; President Bush carried Florida's 25th by 12 points in 2004, garnering an estimated 78% of Cuban-American votes. But these mailers suggest that the President's brand has been damaged in south Florida as it has been in the rest of the country. As Greg reported on ATC yesterday, Democrats see an opening there for the first time in years.

-- Evie Stone

4:55 PM ET | 10-31-2008 | permalink

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