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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida Senate Race Is a Toss Up
April 9, 2018 at 10:22 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Cook Political Report: In one of the most anticipated announcements of the cycle, Republican Gov. Rick Scott confirmed today that he will challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November. Scotts decision puts the contest into the Toss Up column.
Very few candidates could wait until 211 days before an election to announce a statewide campaign. Scott is one of them. With 10 media markets and 27 congressional districts, any candidate with statewide aspirations needs two things to be competitive: name identification and money. Scott has both and thus could afford to wait as long as he has. The late announcement also allowed him to work through the last regular legislative session of his administration.
First Read: Make no mistake: 2018 is shaping up to be a rough year for the GOP, and Scotts previous statewide wins (in 2010 and 2014) all came in good Republican years. But todays news is a helpful shot in the arm for the GOP.
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Florida Senate Race Is a Toss Up (Original Post)
DonViejo
Apr 2018
OP
Floridians who want their air to be NONbreathable, their oceans to be NONswimmable
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#3
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. Going down, down, down, down
Sanity Claws
(21,862 posts)2. What was its rating before this?
Was it leaning Democratic?
I can't believe that Scott would push it to the Rep side.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)3. Floridians who want their air to be NONbreathable, their oceans to be NONswimmable
who want their employers to have all the rights while they have none, will want to vote Scott
Anyone who HATES Medicare and Medicaid and doesnt want it when they qualify, should also, given he holds the record stealing from them.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)4. Hope all the Puerto Ricans who relocated there register and vote Democratic!
lpbk2713
(42,770 posts)5. Make no mistake. Rick Scott is a thief and a liar.
He fits the standard (R) mold.