Democrats turn desperate with play in Florida and Texas Senate races

Published September 26, 2024 4:25pm ET



The Democratic Party’s hopes of maintaining control of the Senate are becoming more remote by the day, to the point that the party is now spending millions on long-shot bids to unseat Republican incumbents in Texas and Florida.

In a Thursday press release, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced that it was placing a multimillion-dollar ad buy in Florida and Texas to boost the campaigns of Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), who are seeking to unseat Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) respectively.

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