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Pelosi backs 3 in S. Florida races after local Dems won't
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| News Date | Friday, March 14, 2008 06:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Lesley Clark | McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed three Miami congressional candidates after two House Democrats from South Florida refused to because of their friendships with the Republican incumbents.
In letters, Pelosi and four other top House Democrats congratulate each of the challengers for a "strong start'' and say they look forward to helping each "become our newest Democratic partner for change in Washington.''
The letters came after Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kendrick Meek said they wouldn't actively campaign for their fellow Democrats because of they didn't want to risk their personal and professional ties to Republican Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
Democrats have their best shot in years of unseating at least one of the three Republicans by fielding three strong candidates to face them _ former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, former Miami-Dade Democratic party chair Joe Garcia and businesswoman Annette Taddeo. |
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