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A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2018

Another day, another ad buy from the Rick Scott Senate campaign. Friday’s iteration drove home a message that is increasingly familiar; namely, that Sen. Bill Nelson has done “nothing” for “for Lake O in Washington.” The Scott spot throws back to a 1990 Nelson ad, in which the Senator vowed to “fight to stop the poisoning of […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 14, 2018

The primaries are now well behind us. The parties have unified. Ops for losing candidates have moved into other campaigns (or endeavors). If you pay attention, there is — at times — a crispness in the morning air. And while that coolness may be fleeting, it’s an augury of the inevitable march of time. The […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

As Florida Politics was preparing to release the results of our final post-primary, statewide survey focusing on the nexus of 2018 elections and medical marijuana, POLITICO Florida published a story putting Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody and Matt Caldwell squarely on the wrong side of public opinion when it comes to Florida’s popular medical marijuana law. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican U.S. Senate nominee, is launching a new television and internet ad in which he declares Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is complicit in Washington corruption and that Scott will “give ’em Hell in Washington.” The 30-second spot, “Give ‘Em Hell“, has mostly simple video. Most of it is Scott speaking into the […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 13, 2018

Politics in America has become quite the spectacle recently. Florida, of course, has never been known for boring elections. Consider our last gubernatorial election, where former Republican Governor Charlie Crist ran as a Democrat against Republican Rick Scott, a millionaire who oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the history of Florida (and is currently running […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 13, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s reelection campaign released two television ads Wednesday evening. One, titled “Amigo,” is a Spanish-language spot that claims President Donald Trump and Nelson’s Republican challenger, Gov. Rick Scott, are just that: amigos. Translated from Spanish, the opening lines of the 30-second ad: “Tell me who you hang out with, and I will […]

Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2018

Two Democratic political action committees, the Senate Majority PAC and Priorities USA, are teaming for a new digital ad blitz against Republican Gov. Rick Scott‘s U.S. Senate bid, part of a $21 million national internet advertising campaign targeting Republican U.S. Senate candidates in nine states. One new 15-second spot set to run in Florida, “Richer” […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2018

Democratic voters chose a gubernatorial nominee, Andrew Gillum, who presented the most progressive vision of any option put forth by the Florida party. For current Governor Rick Scott, that tack to the left has proven to be endless fodder for him in his challenge to U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a centrist of the old style. On Wednesday, […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis rolled out environmental proposals, a key component of his general election messaging, on Wednesday. DeSantis’ plan includes Everglades restoration, along with protection of beaches, the state’s water supply (including the use of reclaimed water), parks, springs, and air. Among the proposal’s highlights: advocacy for a fracking ban and opposition to offshore […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 12, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott moved Tuesday to defuse litigation over his authority to replace the Florida Supreme Court’s liberal wing by offering to confer with his successor on candidates to fill the seats of Fred Lewis, Peggy Quince and Barbara Pariente. Scott had said he planned to announce their replacements on Jan. 7, his last day in office, which […]

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Deja vu all over again: Rick Scott says Bill Nelson has done ‘nothing’ for ‘Lake O’

Jacksonville Bold for 9.14.18 — Time marches on

Polling: GOP candidates on wrong side of medical marijuana smoking ban

New Rick Scott ad: ‘I’ll give ’em hell up in Washington’

Thomas Kennedy: The real extremist running for Florida Governor

In new ad, Bill Nelson depicts Rick Scott as Donald Trump’s ‘amigo’

Two Democratic groups launch new anti-Rick Scott digital ads

For Rick Scott, 2018 is a referendum on ‘socialism’

Ron DeSantis proposes bans on fracking, offshore drilling; Democrats skeptical

Rick Scott says he’ll consult his successor on Supreme Court vacancies