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Quick Clip: Primary Reveals Scott’s “Toxic Algae-Related” Problem

On Wednesday’s MSNBC’s Meet The Press Daily, Politico Florida’s Marc Caputo highlighted how Self-Serving Rick Scott’s ongoing toxic algae crisis lost him votes in the #FLSen primary. This is just the latest example of how Self-Serving Scott’s scandals are coming back to bite him.

Caputo: …Martin County has been particularly hard hit by the toxic algae scandal or poisoning. And what we saw is that Rick Scott was running against an unknown Republican who just runs all the time, Rocky De La Fuente. Rocky De La Fuente, it turns out he got 190,000 votes statewide even though no money was spent. And 20% of the Republican vote in Martin County went to Rocky. A lot of people are looking at that result and it certainly looks like a lot of that is toxic algae-related.

Learn more about the over 300 bad stories Scott has suffered in the first 125 days of his campaign here and see these reports on Scott’s algae crisis:

Tampa Bay Times: Beach access battle, algae blooms may have cost Rick Scott votes ;FOX4: Kids write letters to Governor Rick Scott on water crisis; Florida Sportsman: Dead in the Water ;  The Seattle Times: As Florida chokes on red tide, governor denies environmental malpractice (Opinion); Washington Post: In Florida, an environmental crisis takes center stage in tight Senate race; Tampa Bay Times, Romano: If you’re looking for a culprit, the slime stops here; Politico: Red tide funding numbers lower under Scott; Gainesville Sun Editorial: Algae blooms are part of Scott’s legacy; Florida Phoenix: Scott visits slimy coast, Democrats call out the governor’s new election-year environmental conversion; Tampa Bay Times/ Miami Herald: As bouts with killer algae rose, Florida gutted its water quality monitoring network; Sun Sentinel Editorial: Gov. Scott’s spotty record on algae crises; Sun Sentinel, Schultz,: Rick Scott tries to change record on Florida’s algae crisis; Florida Phoenix, Hauserman: Yes, this really is Rick Scott, Adam Putnam and Pam Bondi’s fault; Orlando Sentinel, Maxwell: Florida’s great green algae disaster — we asked for it … us and Rick Scott; Miami Herald, Santiago: Red tide and green water? Florida beaches have a problem, and its name is Rick Scott; TC Palm: Gov. Rick Scott wouldn’t commit to visiting Martin County to assess toxic algae bloom; Tampa Bay Times: Leaky septic tanks fuel algae blooms. Rick Scott OK’d repeal of law aimed to prevent that; Ocala Star-Banner, Rogers: Rick Scott: Election-year environmentalist; Bay News 9: As Florida’s toxic algae bloom crisis grows, some point finger at Gov. Scott; News-Press: Sen. Nelson links Gov. Scott’s environmental record to algae blooms.

 

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