Navarro urges Florida voters to consider Rodriguez

Ana Navarro urged viewers in Florida’s 27th Congressional District to pay attention to the race, vote and consider Democratic challenger Elliott Rodriguez, during a discussion on ABC’s The View. The remarks drew criticism from people who questioned whether they complied with rules governing political speech on broadcast television, but the supplied reports describe no regulatory finding that Navarro or ABC violated those rules. Navarro said she lives in the district, which includes Coral Gables, Miami and Key Biscayne, and described the contest between Rodriguez and incumbent Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar as close. She cited Salazar’s 20-point victory two years earlier and said former President Donald Trump had won the district by 15 points. Navarro said polls showed Salazar and Rodriguez “dead even,” then called Rodriguez a “great guy” and urged viewers to “give him a look.” The remarks were made during a segment discussing the race. Navarro also said viewers in the district should vote because their participation could matter and that Salazar could be defeated.