Florida’s Rick ‘Skeletor’ Scott To Challenge Senator Bill Nelson
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by Michael John Scott
If there were an award for America’s worst governor the multi-millionaire, Trump loving Rick Scott would be a favorite to win. One of the Republicans first executive decisions once taking office in 2011 was to order all staff to remove any reference to climate change on government websites, and government press releases. In addition, staff was prohibited from even mentioning climate change while at work. The list goes on and on, but time and tide wait for no man so we will move on.
Scott confirmed to Politico on Monday that he is definitely going to challenge incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) for his Senate seat this November.
Promised Scott, who is a close ally of President Trump and was encouraged to run by the president last year:
“If it’s good for us, I’m going to support what the White House wants to do. If it’s not good for Florida, I’m going to oppose. I’m not going to be a rubber stamp for anybody.”
The race against Nelson — one of the most vulnerable sitting Democrats — is widely expected to be expensive and tight, with Politico predicting “an epic battle.”
Democrats have already announced intentions of a “six-figure” digital ad buy, and they also intend to link Scott to the 14 deaths at a senior home in Broward County after last year’s Hurricane Irma, as well as a recent bridge collapse that killed six in Miami-Dade County.
The gun control debate could also be central to the race. Scott signed restrictions last month in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that Democrats say were too lax and some Republicans call a “self-inflicted ding” with NRA supporters, NBC News reports.
While Democrats are hoping to flip the House flipping the Senate is a far more difficult task. There are 10 Democrats, including Nelson, who are defending seats this November in states Trump won in the 2016 election. Let’s hope that will make little difference as voters approach the ballot box with one thing in mind: #resisttrump.
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Scott has been a great Governor. I agree with the previous commenter. Your obviously talking about nothing you remotely know about. Supporting a 40 year useless politician with extremist Anti Anerican Leftist views who has been nothing but a thorn on the progress of Florida and especially SWFL where I reside.
Obviously, you don’t live in Florida, or if you do you’re living under a rock. Scot is a GREAT Governor. I don’t know what your issues are…but you’ve really got to stop following the sheep & do your own research. #walkaway
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