As expected, Navy veteran and congressional candidate, Jorge Bonilla, absolutely destroyed his Republican opponent, Peter Vivaldi, at the first forum between candidates in FL-CD 9’s Republican congressional primary race.
Bonilla’s answers were detailed, substantive, and direct, while Vivaldi spoke in general terms, talking points, and even tip-toed around directly answering a few questions.One attendee of the forum pointed out that Vivaldi failed to state whether not he supported immigration reform, but did admit that he did go to Washington, D.C. to lobby for the controversial Senate immigration reform bill.
Vivaldi has publicly stated his support for the “Gang of 8” amnesty-lite immigration bill, and is also a member of NALEC, a Hispanic organization that promotes and supports amnesty for illegal immigrants.
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The contrast between the two men was stunning. It was clear from the onset to the attendees we spoke to after the forum, that Bonilla had superior command over the issues, while Vivaldi was relegated to agreeing with Bonilla’s responses to the questions.
But anyone who knows Vivaldi is not surprised by his lackluster performance. This is the same guy who side with Obama when he stated that the the NSA and IRS scandals are just “smoke and mirrors.” Read that story here.
Meanwhile, Carol Platt, who is also running in against Vivaldi and Bonilla, failed to appear to the forum.Platt told the forum organizer that she had a prior commitment that prevented her from attending, but the organizer divulged the dirty little truth that Platt had earlier told him that her consultants suggested to her not to debate, or attend forums until after the qualifying date.
The winner of this GOP primary will face off against liberal Democrat Congressman Alan Grayson.