"Protect and serve Florida – that’s what I’ve done - as a police officer and as chief," Demings says in the statewide TV spot, which is backed by a massive eight-figure ad buy. "In the Senate, I’ll protect Florida from bad ideas like defunding the police. Val Demings abandoned law enforcement when we needed her the most." The Demings campaign has not directly discussed the congresswoman’s support for the police reform bill that included the qualified immunity provision. The top nonpartisan political handicappers rate the Florida Senate race as lean Republican.

Source: Fox News June 18, 2022 04:11 UTC