Jacob Ogles
Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell just kicked off a 75-stop tour of Florida. The itinerary aims to amplify the number of times U.S. Sen. Rick Scott pleaded the fifth in a previous investigation.
The Miami Democrat started a series of campaign events about a week after winning the nomination to challenge Scott, a freshman Republican Senator and former Governor.
She started the tour with a meet-and-greet at the Villain Theater in Miami on Wednesday. Stop No. 2 will come this weekend when she campaigns at the University of Florida-University of Miami football game and tailgate this weekend.
“In the 14 years Rick Scott has been in office, Floridians have seen the cost-of-living become unaffordable and our fundamental freedoms stripped away,” Mucarsel-Powell said.
“Whether it’s his support for a national abortion ban with no real exceptions or his plan to end Social Security and Medicare as we know them, Rick Scott has robbed our state blind. Enough is enough, and that’s why I can’t wait to get out and meet voters from all over Florida to talk about why our campaign is different. Together, we are building a pro-freedom majority of Democrats, Republicans, and independents — and in November, we will retire Rick Scott.”
Of note, Scott’s campaign at the first stop responded by having a sign truck drive around the event that read “No to socialism, No to Debbie.”
The 75 stops represent the number of times Scott famously declined to answer questions in testimony during an investigation of Medicare and Medicaid fraud during his tenure as CEO of Columbia/HCA.
The investigation resulted in a record fine against the hospital chain and prompted Scott’s resignation. It has since been used as a regular political cudgel against Scott, who nevertheless has since won statewide election for Governor twice and for Senate once.
Mucarsel-Powell and Scott face each other in a Nov. 5 General Election, the only statewide election in Florida this election cycle besides the Presidential Election. Both resoundingly won party nominations earlier this month, fending off intraparty competition.
14 comments
PeterH
August 29, 2024 at 4:59 pm
Fox’s polls posted yesterday and the new State polls today are clear red flag warning signs to the Trump campaign that Harr Walz is now favored by the electorate. There is nothing Trump can do to change the course of his eventual defeat and eventual court cases that could put him in prison. Where is Melania? Where is Ivanka and Jared? Where are Trump’s allies in the House and Senate?
As for DeSantis….. allowing Florida to be used as a ‘trial balloon’ for PROJECT 2025 will end his national political career. DeSantis really needs to explain to the Florida taxpayers the $1 million dollar Ben Sasse golden parachute. Educators never saw Sasse at work ….. and now he’s retired with a $1 million dollar departure grift?
Yrral
August 29, 2024 at 5:00 pm
He beaten inflation by stealing from Medicare Google Rick Scott Medicare Fraud
Michael
August 29, 2024 at 5:26 pm
Now that’s a cool new nickname for Senator Rick Skeletor…..” Mr. 75”
PeterH
August 29, 2024 at 5:46 pm
In her interview on CNN this evening Kamala Harris stated she would certainly ask a Republican to serve in a cabinet role. Liz Cheney would be an excellent choice. Liz is very smart and well respected by independent voters, Republicans and Democrats.
William C Axtell
August 31, 2024 at 4:07 am
She would be a Great choice !
Sarah
August 31, 2024 at 6:53 am
Ugh! Chebeyy like her father is a controling lunatic. She needs to find a new line of work, like prison warden.
Victoria A Olson
August 29, 2024 at 6:42 pm
Rick Scott who owns a hospital chain & medical labs committed Federal crimes for Medicare Fraud for fake charges & overbilling. He pleaded the 5th 75 times he should be jail but being protected by his corporation he paid a 1.7 BILLION to stay out of jail. How is it that men with Federal convictions are allowed to run for office regardless Federal or local???
Delusions
August 29, 2024 at 11:13 pm
Poor excuse for running for leadership .. whining about a incident years and years ago..
No convictions or collateral damage applies… just lynchy …
Look at one faulty faulty
I bet she speeded on the highway
But I had enough of politics and going to sloth diseases coming from open boarder’s
Merlie
August 30, 2024 at 10:07 pm
Aa floridian retiree that is quite happy with my senator.
Dorothy Bartlett
August 31, 2024 at 9:21 am
I wonder if you’re aware that Rick Scott is planning to end social security and medicare? After he made millions from medicare fraud in Florida I guess he doesn’t care if we have it or not. Maybe you don’t need these programs. Well I do and millions of Floridians do too. I am not happy with your senator. We need someone that cares about regular people.
rick whitaker
August 31, 2024 at 5:21 pm
MERLIE, just because you are taking happy pills, that don’t make scott a decent person. sounds like you may be one of those low information gop voters i keep hearing people referring to.
Lenny Mounce Jr
August 30, 2024 at 11:42 pm
Debbie keep up the good work , RICK Scott gave Ron Desantis a broken unemployment system.It still hasn’t Been fixed , To this day , You couldn’t get unemployment when corvid hit. FLORIDA children and Family services STILL BROKE BECAUSE THEY HIRE IT ALL OUT, Social Workers are still over worked & underfunded. Florida politicians still have their hands into the Florida General fund. WITH ALL THIS BIDEN MONEY COMING T FLORIDA , you go girl !! KEEP FIGHTING FORVYHE PEOPLE , 😊
Dale A Arnold
August 31, 2024 at 2:57 am
One party has controlled Florida for more than 20 years and made a mess of it.
They distact with culture wars and fixed nothing! Time for a change..
Please vote blue
September 2, 2024 at 2:04 pm
How do these baboons keep getting elected? How do we, the bigger baboons keep voting them in office?? Florida has the absolute dumbest voters in all the world.
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