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Scott PowersNovember 26, 2018

With federal financial reports now on file well through the Nov. 6 election, the total spending by outside groups in Florida’s U.S. Senate election reached $86.8 million, far and away the most outside money ever spent on a Florida federal race. More than three-fifths of that money, $54.7 million was spent on a losing cause, […]

Scott PowersNovember 3, 2018

The price tag for this year’s U.S. Senate race has topped $177 million and is likley to go much higher as Floridians head toward Tuesday’s election. At this rate the U.S. Senate seat is almost certain to soar well over $200 million by the time all the bills are reported. The candidates and outside political […]

Ryan NicolOctober 31, 2018

The Senate Majority PAC (SMP) is out with a new ad arguing Republican Rick Scott will be another Donald Trump “yes man” if he makes it to the U.S. Senate. SMP aims to elect Democrats to the Senate and is supporting the re-election bid of incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. The group’s new spot, titled […]

Scott PowersOctober 22, 2018

A Democratic political action committee has released a new Spanish-language TV commercial reminding Puerto Ricans of many of their disappointments in President Donald Trump‘s response to Hurricane Maria and pointing out that Florida Gov. Rick Scott has refused to criticize the federal response. “The Trump administration’s lack of response to Hurricane Maria was woefully inadequate, […]

Ryan NicolJuly 11, 2018

A new ad by Senate Majority PAC (SMP) is hammering Gov. Rick Scott‘s record on health care, while claiming incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson is the right choice in the 2018 race for U.S. Senate. SMP is a partisan group that aims to elect Democrats to the Senate. Its 30-second ad features Dr. David Woolsey, identified in the […]

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Outside groups spent $87 million on Florida’s U.S. Senate race

Price tag of Florida’s U.S. Senate race: $177 million and climbing

Rick Scott is ‘just one more vote for Trump,’ group says

Democrats’ ad seeks to tie Rick Scott to Donald Trump’s Puerto Rico response

New Senate Majority PAC ad targets Rick Scott’s health care record