Democrat Val Demings, running against freshman GOP Rep. Daniel Webster in Florida's 10th district, began airing her first television ad today. The former Orlando police chief introduces voters to her story and frames herself as beyond partisanship in the spot. It's a compelling story and the right message for a Democrat in the Republican-leaning district, but her chances of coming to Congress remain something of a long shot. "My mother wore a maid’s uniform so I could go to college and train to wear a police uniform," Demings says. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Peg76S7aA (more…)
