A.G. Gancarski
Pundits and prognosticators paint the Donald Trump campaign as collapsing, and the Republican situation on Capitol Hill as dire.
But U.S. Senator Rick Scott is not among them.
On Wednesday’s edition of the Brian Kilmeade Show on the Fox News Radio network, Florida’s junior Senator expressed confidence in the Republican position on the November ballot, even as he’s committed to events outside the presidential news cycle.
“I think Donald Trump will win. I think we’ve got a shot at the House,” Scott said, describing his own work to protect a fragile Republican Senate majority. “But we know we need to keep the Senate so we’re going to fight to keep the Senate every day.”
The Senator has not been a presence at the President’s rallies this cycle, focused instead on his own chamber.
“I’m busting my butt to raise money to keep the Republican Senate,” Scott said. “That’s what I spent all last week doing.”
Among the candidates for whom he’s hopeful are John James of Michigan, and a certain football coach running in a neighboring state.
“We’re for sure going to get Tommy Tuberville in Alabama,” Scott predicted.
Fundraising, Scott related, is a challenge.
“Democrats are raising money,” Scott said. “Free sounds good, and that’s what they’re selling.”
Kilmeade, generally a friendly interviewer, noted that Democrats are outraising Republicans “at least two to one.”
The Senator pooh-poohed the nine-figure investment of billionaire Michael Bloomberg into the state’s top of the ticket ad war as fundamentally irrelevant.
“If Bloomberg was great at ads, he’d be the nominee,” Scott said. “He spent half a billion [ahead of the March primary in Florida] and got nowhere.”
The nominees, said Scott, “are pretty well defined.”
Scott said that while there are “no grassroots for Democrats … no energy,” there’s room for improvement with the Donald Trump campaign in the state also.
“The Trump campaign could do a better job explaining the differences” between itself and the Biden ticket, making the choice “absolutely clear” on issues like foreign policy, the economy, and police funding.
“I think the Trump campaign can do a better job at doing that,” Scott added.
5 comments
TED KRUZE
October 21, 2020 at 12:58 pm
This boob was apparently born with a ‘Get Out Of Jail FREE’ card. Politically, he’s a dinosaur left over from the Tea Party and Palinite era. It’s embarrassing to this life-long Florida resident that this state has had enough dumbbell voters to twice elect this corrupt carpetbagger to the governor’s office and then, of all things, to the U.S. Senate! Stultus est sicut stultus facit!
S.B. ANTHONY
October 21, 2020 at 1:08 pm
“I think Donald Trump will win. I think we’ve got a shot at the House,” Scott said.
LMFAO. Denial – a river in Egypt.
Scott, Rubio, Desantis, Dear Leader, et al, reeking of desperation and all sending out resumes.
Sonja Fitch
October 21, 2020 at 1:29 pm
“Dumb Bastard” as his psycho narcissistic bastard Trump would call him! Lol lol
Lol Nazi Rick the “dumb bastard “! Perfect!
Vote Democrat up and down ballot for the common good!
GARY
October 21, 2020 at 2:29 pm
@ S.B. ANTHONY, HEY FOOL, DESANTIS AND SCOTT ARE NOT ON THE BALLOT DINGBAT
James Robert Miles
October 21, 2020 at 3:11 pm
Hey Gary, you jerk. Take a reading comprehension course. Nobody said they were on the ballot this November but the losers Scott, Rubio and DeSatan will have to run again eventually you idiot!!
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