Morning Digest, sponsored by Oath: Vulnerable Republican pleads with Trump to dial back hardline immigration policies
Morning Digest, sponsored by Oath: Vulnerable Republican pleads with Trump to dial back hardline immigration policies But Maria Elvira Salazar has been a reliable GOP vote—and faces the wrath of Latino voters David Nir and Jeff Singer Sep 18 (Credit: Maria Elvira Salazar ad) The Downballot will be taking off on Monday for Yom Kippur. Leading Off FL-27 Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar launched a new ad on Thursday distancing herself from Donald Trump, who easily carried her heavily Latino constituency in the southern Miami area two years ago. Salazar’s spot, though, comes as a backlash against Trump’s hardline immigration policies is weakening the GOP with Latino voters across the country—a backlash that, according to a new poll from Democrats, could take down Salazar this fall. A message from our sponsor, Oath: Election season is stressful — let’s have some fun with it! Nov. 3 is going to be tense no matter what. We made The Democracy Draft to help political fanatics take the ed...