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Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

Although Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday evening both in a news conference and on Fox News that he has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate voter fraud in Broward County, no such investigation is underway. A spokesman for the department said Friday it is working with the Florida Department of State, standing […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

“Don’t just listen to me, listen to Republican Gov. Rick Scott“ That’s what Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s attorney said Friday morning when asked why he appeared so confident Nelson would eventually win Florida’s contested U.S. Senate election if it goes to a recount. “I do think that his, the tone and tenor of his behavior last […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

Republicans have retained the California-based law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, veterans of Florida’s Bush v. Gore presidential recount battle of 2000, to come to the legal aid of Gov. Rick Scott‘s U.S. Senate election effort, which appears to be heading toward a recount. The law firm has been retained by the National Republican […]

Ryan NicolNovember 9, 2018

Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy jumped into the fray surrounding multiple potential recounts in the state, saying he was informed his absentee ballot was not counted by Palm Beach County. Murphy said on Twitter he was given a notice from the county that there was an “invalid signature match,” and that they were therefore unable […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

In a Fox News interview Thursday night, Gov. Rick Scott doubled-down on his claim that Broward and Palm Beach counties’ supervisors of elections are mysteriously finding votes in a conspiratorial effort to re-elect his opponent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. “They found 78,000 new votes since Election Day, two days ago in Broward County, and […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

Overnight changes in the vote totals for Florida’s three contested statewide race show Republican Ron DeSantis‘ lead in the governor’s election slipping to 36,000 votes, Republican Rick Scott’s lead in the U.S. Senate election down to 15,000, and Democrat Nikki Fried moving out to an almost 3,000 vote lead for Agriculture Commissioner. That calls for […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 9, 2018

After two days of watching his U.S. Senate lead slowly wane, Gov. Rick Scott is suggesting two South Florida counties are actively engaging in partisan-fueled election fraud. The Governor has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate Broward and Palm Beach counties’ Supervisor of Elections, calling them a “rag-tag group of liberal activists.” […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

Democrat Nikki Fried now holds the lead over Republican Matt Caldwell in tabulated votes in the Agriculture Commissioner race. Out of over 8.046 million votes counted, Fried leads by 2,885. If she wins and replaces incumbent Adam Putnam, Fried would be the first Democrat in the Cabinet for a number of cycles. Caldwell held a […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2018

The U.S. Senate election’s numbers have tightened to the point that the question of who won — Republican Gov. Rick Scott or Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson — apparently now will go to a mandatory hand recount of all 8.1 million ballots, according to updates posted late Thursday by the Florida Secretary of State. Scott’s lead […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio went on the offensive to complain how Broward and Palm Beach counties elections officials handled early and absentee voting. This comments came after vote tallies two days after Election Day flipped the Agriculture Commissioner race, tightened a voter gap in the U.S. Senate race and moved the gubernatorial totals into […]

Tag: Rick Scott

No FDLE investigations into voter fraud, yet

Will Bill Nelson win? His attorney says that’s what Rick Scott must think

Gibson Dunn firm joining Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate election battle

Recount of one needed? Patrick Murphy says ballot wasn’t counted

Rick Scott on Sean Hannity show: ‘They’re going to find as many votes as it takes’

The latest: Governor’s race in machine recount; Senate’s, Ag Commissioner’s in hand recount

Rick Scott says ‘unethical liberals’ are trying to steal Florida’s U.S. Senate race

Recount looms in Ag Commissioner race, as Nikki Fried seizes lead

Bill Nelson-Rick Scott U.S. Senate contest now in hand recount range

Marco Rubio on recount: Broward, Palm Beach failed to follow law