A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s junior Senator is sounding off about the Kamala Harris presidential campaign, arguing it has no juice in the Sunshine State.
In Chicago to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott argued “there’s zero energy for Harris” in Florida.
“Donald Trump can come down in two days, have a 50,000-person rally. Harris can come down and prepare, prepare for two years and couldn’t get 200 people to show up. Right? We don’t want socialists,” Scott said on the Guy Benson Show.
Scott and Trump lead in polls, albeit marginally compared to the 2022 red wave elections in Florida.
The best polling for the Republicans comes from Associated Industries of Florida (AIF), which shows Trump up 52% to 44% over Harris, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 3% in a three-way race. Scott leads former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by 10 points (52-42%), with 7% of voters undecided.
Some surveys are closer, meanwhile, including one from Florida Atlantic University’s PolCom Lab that shows Trump leading Harris, 50% to 47%. The USA Today/Suffolk University/WSVN-TV phone poll of 500 likely voters conducted between Aug. 7 and Aug. 11 shows Trump ahead of Harris, 47% to 42%, with 5% backing Kennedy and 5% undecided.
Turning to the Senate battle, the latest survey from Florida Atlantic University’s PolCom Lab shows Scott with a marginal 47% to 43% lead over his Democratic opponent. Other Florida Atlantic University polls showed a 16-point race and a 2-point difference, and a Florida Chamber of Commerce poll showed a 15-point gap earlier this Summer.
Beyond talking about Harris’ “energy” in Florida, Scott also questioned her running mate’s military bona fides, including wondering why a so-called “socialist” would be in the military for 24 years.
“I have never met a veteran that went to war and came back and said, I think socialism is so good. That’s what we go to wars over. We go to war to help people get freedom, we go to war to defend freedom, not to defend oppression. And so for him to say anything about his military service and then be a socialist is the craziest thing in the world,” Scott said.
23 comments
Michael S
August 19, 2024 at 6:08 pm
So, the RNC assigned Rick Scott to counter program the DNC event with crowd sizes and name-calling? Reruns don’t attract much viewership, but, good luck with that.
You know it’s true
August 19, 2024 at 6:24 pm
Rick Scott is insufferable
Kevin
August 20, 2024 at 7:56 am
Rick Scott talks out of his ass.
Yrral
August 19, 2024 at 7:32 pm
Nobody questions you stealing from Medicare even seniors that you stole from Rick Scott Medicare Fraud
Yrral
August 19, 2024 at 7:34 pm
Why would someone who steal from old people be in the Senate Google Rick Scott Medicare Fraud
Foolishness
August 19, 2024 at 9:05 pm
Scott. The wealthiest Senator after stealing Medicare money when he was at HCA and getting away with it !! Floridians need to vote that fool OUT
Kevin
August 20, 2024 at 9:38 am
But he wants to come off as a “blue-collar Joe” from the metal shop. How often did he wear that NAVY ballcap while in Washington?
Ocean Joe
August 19, 2024 at 8:02 pm
If Kamala comes to Florida she won’t get a cowbell serenade like Ronnie got in Iowa.
JustBabs
August 20, 2024 at 1:14 pm
She is coming to Florida and it will be the same outpouring of crowds, and excitement, as it’s been the last few weeks. I can’t wait to see the outcome in Florida, this election. There’s going to be a lot of really desparate MAGAt politicians, as the election offices will be scrambling to improve the “fix”.
Jeffrey Rue
August 20, 2024 at 7:34 am
You and Leo Govoni should be tarred and feathered banned from the USA for stealing from Veterans, autistic, developmentally disabled, the elderly stuck in nursing homes so you , and the rest of your slimy group of disgusting pieces of s.. can build and play golf on your country clubs, fly around in your jets paid for by stolen assets.. campaigns funded by embezzled moneys from trusts that you swore to look into..but refused to return those funds that were pumped into your campaign funds..
You are Trash..no God will forgive you..you might as well just keep your wig and dress on (from Sidney’s lingerie boutique) and you all can take your stolen $200,000+ million and permanently bend over while Tanya has you moaning during her vagina chronicles
You’re worthless
wake
August 20, 2024 at 8:16 am
Carpetbagger Rick, you don’t know Florida. You just make stuff up and then sound stupid saying it. Go change your orange idol’s diaper you moron. Socialist? Really? FYI your idol’s a big, poop loser who poops in his pants and sharts in court while being convicted of multiple felonies.
Lowell D Chesborough
August 20, 2024 at 8:55 am
Disagree
Harris has reinvigorated interest.
DJT’24
August 20, 2024 at 10:18 am
Yes Biden/Harris have ‘Reinvigorated interest’…on mortgage loans- so now you cannot afford to take out a loan to buy a home.
..higher interest on your credit cards
Inflation is through the roof groceries are sky high. Insurance is unaffordable.
Gas was $1.88 a gallon when Trump was in office in FL. Now when we are lucky it’s $3.49. Biden/ Harris prefers we buy oil from 3rd world dictators who hate us rather than using our Hod given natural resources here in the U.S.
Biden immediately disconnected the Keystone pipeline His first month in office and prevented leases for drilling for oil so they could force and coerce Americans to buy 60K electric vehicles.
No thank you.
Who can afford those cars?
How do those cars work when the power goes out and their is an evacuation order for FL during a hurricane? Parts to run the car come from Communist China.
Thank to Biden Harris Illegals/criminals are pouring in over the US border and are receiving taxpayers hard earned money. Illegals have destroyed NYC and many other big cities. Biden Harris do this deliberately in deference to helping our own poor and Veterans.
Liberalism must be a spiritual & mental illness as there is no other explanation. It defies logic.
Yrral
August 20, 2024 at 11:04 am
You probably never had a pot to piss in and window too throw out of ,Lots of the undocumented people built their with own labor
TJC
August 20, 2024 at 1:08 pm
Bullshit. As usual.
JustBabs
August 20, 2024 at 1:19 pm
The president and VP have ZERO to do with home mortgage. So many ignorant voters in Florida.
rick whitaker
August 20, 2024 at 10:04 pm
DJT’S24, your post defies logic. but what would someone that holds your beliefs know about logic, very little obviously.
MH/Duuuval
August 21, 2024 at 2:37 pm
My credit card percentages haven’t changed much over the last decade: They were usurious when the Fed kept the rates low and they are usurious when the Fed let the rates rise. KH represents an opportunity to put these monopolists to the test.
Yrral
August 20, 2024 at 11:06 am
DJT24,i.know your mama did not wake up one day saying ,she wanted to bring racist trash like you in the world
Yrral
August 20, 2024 at 11:08 am
Rick Scott would not know about energy,since he probably got Low T,
Silly Wabbit
August 20, 2024 at 1:09 pm
He kwazy.
S. Wabbit
August 20, 2024 at 1:10 pm
Kwazy kwook.
Scott
August 21, 2024 at 8:49 am
From the guy who has to self fund his campaigns. He should be in jail for the fraud he committed against Medicare.
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