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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:47 AM Jul 2018

Scott Has Edge In Florida Senate Race

July 31, 2018 at 8:32 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

A new Mason-Dixon poll in Florida finds Gov. Rick Scott (R) leads Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) in the U.S. Senate race, 47% to 44%, a net shift of about 4 points in the Republican’s favor since the firm’s last poll in February when the race was a dead heat.

Said pollster Brad Coker: “It’s going to be a slugfest. Nelson is hoping for a blue wave, and Scott is counting on Trump motivating his base of voters. Rick Scott has yet to have a landslide win. So I don’t anticipate him winning by a big amount if he does win.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/07/31/scott-has-edge-in-florida-senate-race/

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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
1. If he wins he will act as if it was a landslide - Republicans always do that.
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:49 AM
Jul 2018

It's only democrats who pretend that divided state means that you should consider views on both sides of the fence.

Bryant

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
3. wait until Scott has to defend cuts to social security, medicare and medicaid. Nelson has even
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:01 AM
Jul 2018

started the attacks and the AARP is going on the offensive against the GOP cuts. My money will be on Nelson

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
6. florida democrats gotta get out and push voter registration big time....
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:20 AM
Jul 2018

democrats can flip a few congressional districts for sure

DFW

(54,047 posts)
5. Bill Nelson has to get out there and do some ground work
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:14 AM
Jul 2018

He is a genuinely nice guy and a dedicated Senator. Scott is a slimeball. Anyone who meets the two will get that immediately.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
7. when you run against Scott, you have to call him out as the crook he is and have him defend the
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:22 AM
Jul 2018

fraud that was committed. Too many times, democrats will NOT get confrontational and that COSTS VOTES

DFW

(54,047 posts)
8. That is something Bill has to overcome
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:24 AM
Jul 2018

He is just not a mean, confrontational person, but Scott's record folds like yesterday's paper airplane when brought out in the open.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
9. you don't have to be mean to call out a crook. State the facts directly to his face...and then say
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:28 AM
Jul 2018

"How can you trust this man?" The failure of Hillary to call out trump as a crook onstage in any of the debates cost her the election, otherwise it would have been a landslide for her.

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