Luna challenger links her to ‘culture of corruption’
Semafor gets first look at Democrat Leela Gray’s new general election ad.
Democrat Leela Gray is launching her first political ad against Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, painting her opponent as part of the "culture of corruption" in Washington, D.C. Gray, a retired Army Brigadier General, asserts in the ad that Luna "gave insider information to her donor while our costs are out of control." The ad, first shared with Semafor, includes a headline from a Tampa Bay Times article detailing allegations that Luna provided tips to a conservative influencer about Trump's vice presidential pick, according to the Wall Street Journal story.
Luna has denied these allegations to the Journal and threatened legal action against the Tampa Bay Times for reporting them. Despite Florida's generally rightward shift in recent years, Democrats view Luna's district as potentially winnable, with recent polls showing the candidates nearly tied or Gray leading slightly. However, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report still labels the race as "likely Republican."
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