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Scott PowersOctober 2, 2018

Outside spending has exceeded $25 million already in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, with Democratic groups behind U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson outspending Republican groups behind Gov. Rick Scott by a margin of three dollars to two so far. According to the latest outside expenditure reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission, covering campaign expenses running through last […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2018

Liberal PAC End Citizens United on Monday filed a FEC complaint against Governor Rick Scott, his Senate campaign and New Republican PAC. The charge: “illegal coordination resulting in excessive in-kind campaign contributions to Scott’s Senate campaign from New Republican PAC.” “New Republican PAC ran television ads within the 120 day period following Scott’s tenure as […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2018

The New Republican PAC, set up last year by Republican Gov. Rick Scott, is going after Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson with a new television commercial depicting him as a puppet for the Democratic Party, and always supporting tax increases. Starting Wednesday, the ad appears statewide on both television and the internet, according to a news release […]

Scott PowersJune 11, 2018

The super PAC founded by Gov. Rick Scott is pouring $3.5 million into a new advertising blitz on television and social media attacking Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson as someone who voted to raise taxes and cut Social Security, and calling for him to be “term limited.” The New Republican PAC ads, “Timeline,” are being […]

Scott PowersJune 7, 2018

Kenneth Griffin, billionaire leader of a Chicago-based hedge fund and a big-time contributor to Republican political committees, has been appointed national finance chair for the New Republican PAC fueling Gov. Rick Scott‘s election campaign for the U.S. Senate. Griffin, 48, has contributed more than $20 million to various Republican-backing political committees and Republican candidates just […]

Scott PowersMay 21, 2018

The pro-Democrats Senate Majority PAC is launching a new statewide commercial for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson that largely counters the attack ads he’s been facing from his opponent Gov. Rick Scott and his New Republican PAC. The new 30-second spot, “Served,” portrays Nelson as someone who has served in the military and as an astronaut […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 12, 2018

New questions are being raised by Florida Democrats about Gov. Rick Scott and the New Republican PAC after a polling memo released by the committee Thursday. The poll was released by the PAC Mar. 29 and conducted from Mar. 10 to Mar. 13. Gov. Scott entered the Senate race on Apr. 9; at the time the poll was […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott, a newly-minted candidate for Senate, faces his first Federal Elections Commission complaint a day after his campaign launch. In comments Wednesday in Jacksonville, Scott disclaimed responsibility for the issue when we asked him if he had used the New Republican PAC, a federal Super PAC, to skirt campaign finance laws by fundraising without formally […]

Scott PowersApril 8, 2018

Rick Scott, who is about to formally declare his campaign Monday to become Florida’s next U.S. Senator, is a man whose life has twice defined The American Dream. Scott still frequently tells the story of how he rose from a working-class childhood spent partly in the projects to pursue a Navy career, then work his […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 6, 2018

As the Legislative Session in Tallahassee gets closer to Sine Die, questions still remain about Gov. Rick Scott‘s plans to run for Senate. Last week, a POLITICO Florida dispatch heated up the narrative, depicting Scott as crowing over positive polling numbers, showing “body language” consistent with running, and spending big from his “Let’s Get to Work” political […]

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Outside spending tops $25 million in Florida’s U.S. Senate contest

New elections complaint for Rick Scott ‘New Republican’ PAC

New Republican ad depicts Bill Nelson as ‘Democrats’ puppet’

New Republican PAC launches $3.5 million blitz against Bill Nelson

Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin named finance chair for Rick Scott’s super PAC

Senate Majority PAC launches Bill Nelson commercial

Democrats charge Rick Scott with ‘illegal fundraising’ after PAC poll

Rick Scott disclaims responsibility for federal elections complaint about ‘New Republican PAC’

Rick Scott’s third career act

Rick Scott dodges questions on polling, fundraising for Senate run