WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell blasts Rick Scott for ‘threatening the important things’ in new Spanish language ad

This weekend, Debbie for Florida launched “The Important Things,” a Spanish-language TV ad highlighting Debbie’s values and holding Rick Scott accountable for his extreme plans to raise taxes on middle class families, end Social Security and Medicare as we know them, and take away women’s fundamental rights. The ad is part of an ongoing seven-figure buy placed by Debbie for Florida.

Florida Politics: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell blasts ‘threatening the important things’ Rick Scott in new Spanish language ad

• “My mom brought me to the United States from Ecuador for the opportunities that only exist here,” said Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, explaining her new “The Important Things” spot.

• “Those opportunities allowed me to go from working a minimum wage job to becoming the first South American immigrant in Congress and running for the U.S. Senate. But now, those opportunities are disappearing under 14 years of Rick Scott’s failed leadership. Our affordability crisis began under his leadership, but instead of lowering the costs of living, Rick Scott wrote the plan to raise taxes on the middle class, end Social Security and Medicare as we know them, and take away women’s freedoms. Rick Scott is threatening the important things for Floridians – that’s why they’ll retire him in November.”

• The ad comes as new polling of the Senate race from Emerson College shows a one-point race, with Scott out front.

• It also represents the challenger’s second attempt to goad Scott about Florida’s second language. She challenged Scott to a debate in Spanish, but the challenger hasn’t committed to any debates yet, regardless of the language.