Ok, FL Freepers, how do you rate Scott’s chances in the general election? I saw a number of stories on the guy, most of which were negative. As they were from the MSM I discounted them. Still I would like to have opinions from those closer to the scene and, undoubtedly, much more honest.
It will be a cold day in hell before I vote for Rick Scott. I will write-in McCollum.
Reno went after them for Medicare payment errors because it made big headlines and scared old people.
HCA/Col settled with Reno because the legal dispute held up a merger.
Sink is a real crook and in her BOA days and her involvement with the housing mess is deep.
Florida GOP wanted Charlie Crist to be Senator and McCollum to be governor. Although McCollum is not a bad guy (is a conservative on most issues), and no where near the weasel that Crist is, those were the big establishment candidates.
If you want someone to blame for why McCain won the 2008 Florida presidential primary...you can blame that Tallahassee GOP establishment that is facing a voter revolt right now. They are going to be pissed because now McCollum is out and Crist is down in the polls at the moment. There is some Republican infighting going on here. And that’s why these races are turning so negative, and sure the Dems will try to capitalize off it. But you got to clean the attic somehow.
As for Scott, he is a political outsider. He funded his campaign mainly with his own money and isnt owned by special interests. But he does have some baggage with the Columbia/HCR scandal the Democrats will no doubt slam him on.
In the end, the fact that Obama’s popularity is bad in Florida, Republican voters will likely have a huge turnout in November, and Scott has a good ground campaign and financial advantage over Sink....Scott should squeek out a win.
If the McCollum voters go and vote for Sink like some on here are claiming they will do. They are idiots and probably arnt real Republicans anyway. Sink is pro-Obama. She’s pro-Obamacare. And she’s in favor of open borders. She’s also had her hands in the real estate cookie jar when she was with Bank of America. Any Republican that votes for that is not a conservative. But there are idiot Republicans in this state.