Keep up with Election 2020At a campaign appearance outside the local nurses’ union, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell praised the hospital workers in scrubs, hairnets and masks for their dedication during the coronavirus pandemic. “Don’t make me cry!” Ms. Mucarsel-Powell responded. In 2016, Mr. Trump lost the district in a rout of 16 percentage points, even as voters split their tickets and elected Mr. Curbelo, a moderate Republican, by 12 points. In 2018, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell defeated Mr. Curbelo by less than two points. Mr. Gimenez left Cuba when he was 7, after the Communist revolution.

Source: New York Times October 31, 2020 15:20 UTC