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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 12, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott has never shied away from taking foreign policy stances as Governor; as a Senate candidate, those positions will warrant even more attention. In that context: a letter sent to Vice President Mike Pence Thursday ahead of the Summit of the Americas, where Pence and Sen. Marco Rubio will represent the United States. Citing Pence’s “profound commitment to […]

Phil AmmannApril 12, 2018

Now that Adam Putnam is the erstwhile frontrunner in the Florida Governor’s race, the Agriculture Commissioner seems more eager than ever to dump on Gov. Rick Scott. Despite serving nearly eight years in the Florida Cabinet, working shoulder to shoulder with Scott – and standing with the Governor (and newly minted U.S. Senate candidate) at […]

Peter SchorschApril 12, 2018

It’s only been three days since Gov. Rick Scott announced he would challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, and a new poll shows him six points behind the longtime lawmaker. The survey from Public Policy Polling finds that 50 percent of Florida voters are in favor of Nelson getting a fourth term in the Senate, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott rolled out his Senate campaign in the Jacksonville market Wednesday, with a stop at Ring Power on the Southside. Scott’s political committee has sent out prepared remarks for each local event that have been the same as those sent out for the launch in Orlando Monday. However, at least in the Jacksonville market, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 11, 2018

During a quick press gaggle Wednesday in Jacksonville, Gov. Rick Scott addressed foreign policy; specifically, what appears to be an escalation of the American role in Syria. The Syrian imbroglio is the first foreign policy crisis that has popped up in the two days since Scott officially became a candidate. With President Donald Trump vowing that “nice […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 11, 2018

Citing an early poll showing almost half of Florida’s voters don’t know enough about Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson to determine whether or not he’s doing a good job representing the state in Washington D.C., national Republicans are trying to convey to curious voters that Nelson is a no-show lawmaker. On Wednesday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched […]

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 […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 10, 2018

The Republican National Committee was quick to pounce on revelations of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s habit of spreading false, politically charged information after recent tragedies in Florida. On Tuesday, the RNC launched a Twitter account with the handle @FakeNewsNelson “to hold the Senator accountable for spreading fake news,” according to RNC Florida Communications Director Taryn […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 10, 2018

Not more than a day after Gov. Rick Scott‘s entrance into the U.S. Senate race against incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland are making it known whose side they aren’t on. Dylan Baierlein, a student at Stoneman Douglas, where 17 people were fatally shot on Feb. 14, […]

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Rick Scott calls for international monitoring of Cuban elections

Adam Putnam keeps dumping on Rick Scott’s legacy

Already a comeback: Poll shows Bill Nelson leading Rick Scott by six points

Rick Scott brings Senate rollout to Jacksonville market

Rick Scott sees intervention in Syria as a ‘fight for freedom’

Republicans’ Google Ads target Bill Nelson’s tenure

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

Republicans target Bill Nelson with ‘Fake News Nelson’ Twitter account

The Parkland effect: Student-made parody trumps Rick Scott’s Senate ad