From David Bergstein, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Spokesman: “At today’s debate Floridians will see exactly why they can’t trust Rick Scott in the Senate — he doesn’t tell the truth, he’s a bad governor and he only cares about helping one person: himself.”
1) Rick Scott Doesn’t Tell The Truth
Orlando Sentinel: ‘Mostly false:’ PolitiFact vets 9 Rick Scott ads, finds all 9 are false. “Scott has used lies to distract from his own record every step of his political career.”
2) Rick Scott Is A Bad Governor
The Tampa Bay Times: Scott “lost jobs.”
The Palm Beach Post: Florida “saddled with below-average wages.”
The Pensacola News Journal: “Scott’s Job Promises Missed Most Floridians.”
The Gainesville Sun: Scott “lied” about expanding health care.
The Tampa Bay Times: Scott helped write the GOP health care plan.
The Orlando Sentinel: “Scott’s disdain for the environment means he owns algae mess plaguing the state.”
The Miami Herald: “His poor environmental record…has led to the red tide crisis on one Florida coast and a slick of blue-green algae on the other.”
The Ocala Star-Banner: “Scott is a disaster on environment.”
3) Rick Scott Is Only Looking Out For Himself
The Sun Sentinel: “Gov. Rick Scott’s mockery of a ‘blind trust.’”
Associated Press: “Scott and his wife have invested in companies that are affected by decisions made by state government.”
Tampa Bay Times: “Scott is a walking conflict of interest.”
The Tampa Bay Times: “Rick Scott and wife invested in parent company bidding on Tampa high-speed rail.”
GateHouse: “Gov. Rick Scott profits from Hep C drug tied to state prisons, opioid crisis.”
Miami Herald: “Rick Scott and family made $550M in one transaction. How ‘blind’ is his blind trust?”
Politico: “Scott’s blind trust mirrors hundreds of investments also held by wife.”
Sen. Nelson has been endorsed by The Sun Sentinel, The Miami Herald, and Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rosselló. Read more of the over 370 bad stories Scott has earned in the first 150 days of his campaign.
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