Open Congress : Blog Articles for Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]

SUSA FL-21: Jump Ball In Normally Republican Seat

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez (D) 48% Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) 46% This race continues to look tighter and tighter, as initially this race wasn't even on anyone's radar screen. But Martinez is a big-time recruit for the ...

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House and Senate Race Roundup, 8/28

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-inc): 46. Remember, this is an R+6.2 district that Bush won by 14 points in 2004. Many have suspected that the GOP's longtime stranglehold on the Cuban-American vote in South Florida was slipping, and this poll is ...

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You Know They're Sweating

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Lesley Clark, Washington correspondent for the Herald, points to a recent poll conducted by Survey USA which reports that the race for US Congressional District 21 [map] (represented by Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and challenged by Raul ...

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House and Senate Race Roundup, 8/28

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

FL-21: Via SSP, SurveyUSA polls the race for this Miami-area GOP seat, and finds blowhard incumbent Lincoln Diaz-Balart trailing (8/24-26, likely voters):. Raul Martinez (D): 48 Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-inc): 46 ...

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Raul Martinez Leads Lincoln Diaz-Balart

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Democrats have targeted three Miami congressional seats held by Republicans that they believe could be captured. Rep. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is facing Annette Taddeo, while Lincoln's little bro, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, is facing Dade ...

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Tea-Leaf Reading says Romney Has It

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Listening to All Things Considered yesterday during a segment on Republicans at the Democratic Convention I heard this little nugget from Florida Rep Lincoln Diaz-Balart which, if on-message, clearly means that Romney has it locked up. ...

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Florida Primary Results

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

FL-21: Both Republican Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez were unopposed in yesterday's primary, setting up a race where the two candidates are fairly even matched in fundraising and polling. ...

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Candidates work convention circuit

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

DENVER — Raul Martinez is a Democratic convention circuit veteran. He attended his first convention in 1972 — even before he became a United States citizen. He was in Atlanta when Michael Dukakis become the Democratic presidential nominee and in Boston

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Florida 21: South Florida Race Heats Up in Denver

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

â€œHe wonâ€™t debate me in Miami, so Iâ€™ll debate him here,â€ former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez (D) said on the convention floor Monday night. His opponent, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R), is in town as part of the Republicansâ€™ â€œTrut

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GOP 'war room' revs up as Giuliani goes on air

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

They argued that the Illinois senator is a celebrity rock star not ready for prime time in the Oval Office. Speaking in both English and Spanish, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said the nation is thirsting for McCain, ...

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GOP 'war room' revs up as Romney hits the airwaves

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

Speaking in both English and Spanish, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said the nation is thirsting for McCain, calling the Arizonan "somebody who puts country above party." A throng of reporters drawn by Romney â€” a strong contender to ...

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"Country First" ... 2008 Republican National Convention Program

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Fla.)* - US Rep. Thelma Drake (Va.)* - US Rep. Mark Kirk (Ill.)* - US Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif)* - Maria Cino, President and CEO of the 2008 Republican National Convention* ...

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Miami's bitter congressional race comes to Denver

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

DENVER â€” US Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart flew into enemy territory Monday, tapped as a star of a Republican rapid-response team that is aggressively looking...

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Diaz-Balart jabs on Obama turf

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart flew into enemy territory Monday, tapped as a star of a Republican rapid-response team that is aggressively looking to put its spin on the Democratic convention.From a sl...

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"Dry Run"

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

"Paper trail of primary tests Florida's readiness". More: "Primary elections: Polls open at 7 am". See also "Florida primary will set congressional races".Village idiot goes national "US Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart flew.

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Denver Diary, Pt 3â€“ Politigames?

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

Incumbent Lincoln Diaz-Balart is here, providing convention critiques for the Republican National Committee, sitting in a TV studio a half-mile from the Pepsi Center, tearing into the Obama-Biden ticket in satellite interviews with ...

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Must be the money

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

DENVER – Your Scorecard authors are at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week, tracking down some of the leading candidates for Congress who are participating in the festivities. One question on my mind was why these challengers chose

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Rising Hispanic vote shifts focus off Cuba

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

Both US Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Republican, and his Democratic opponent, former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, visited in June. Joe Garcia, the former Miami-Dade Democratic Party chairman who is running against US Rep. ...

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Wasserman Schultz backing Florida recruits

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

DENVER -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) has taken heat from leading liberal activists for her hesitance to openly campaign against the Diaz-Balart brothers, two of her Republican colleagues in Congress who are facing serious re-election

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Florida's decisive in November

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Miami congressman sent to Denver by the Republican Party, agreed that his state will be vital. But he confidently predicted that McCain will carry Florida. "Florida is going to be a very competitive state. ...

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