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Jeb Bush: 'Your Dreams Will Come True With Rick Scott as Governor'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWhen Republican Bill McCollum refused to concede the Florida gubernatorial election to Rick Scott on primary election night, many were worried the division would hurt Republican chances in November. But a GOP "unity event" seems to have made that less likely. As Abel Harding reported: One of the stars of the show was former Gov. Jeb Bush, who had been barnstorming the state with Bill McCollum just weeks before. Fresh off Scott's victory, and with Disney themes apparently dancing in his head, Bush promised the world to the assembled faithful. "Your dreams will come true with Rick Scott as ...
Establishment Candidates, Insurgents Both Score in Tuesday's Primaries
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyTuesday's primary lineup, featuring high profile elections in Florida, Arizona, and Alaska -- and lesser contests in Vermont and Oklahoma -- was billed as a test to see whether the political establishment of either party could hold its own in this summer of Americans' discontent. The verdict, especially after the votes were counted in Florida, was not clear-cut. And in Alaska, the picture was even murkier. With 429 out of 438 precincts reporting, Republican challenger and Tea Party fave Joe Miller held a narrow 2,000-vote lead over incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Miller had been endorsed by ...
Rick Scott Topples Bill McCollum in Florida GOP Governor Upset
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyFormer health-care executive Rick Scott, who jumped into the race for Florida's gubernatorial nomination in April, stunned state Attorney General Bill McCollum Jr. by beating him in the GOP primary. On a night that establishment candidates in both parties were supposed to prevail – and most did so – Scott revealed yet again that 2010 is a tough year to run as an experienced politician. The wealthy Scott spent between $40 million and $50 million of his own money, more than doubling the $20 million McCollum was able to raise and spend, making the race the most expensive primary in ...
Florida: Meek Looks Headed to Victory in Senate Race; Governor Contest Is Tight
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocratic Rep. Kendrick Meek is running ahead of billionaire Jeff Greene in the race for the party's Senate nomination in Florida in two just-released polls a day before Florida's primary. Meanwhile, Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum leads former health care executive Rick Scott by a slim margin in one of the surveys of the GOP gubernatorial race, and trails him slightly in another. The two polls come on the heels of a Mason-Dixon Research survey published over the weekend that had Meek ahead by 42 percent to 30 percent but with 25 percent still undecided, and McCollum in the lead by ...
Kendrick Meek, Bill McCollum Hold Leads Going into Florida's Tuesday Primary
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe primary battles for Florida's GOP gubernatorial nomination and the Democratic nod for senator will be settled by voters on Tuesday, and the latest poll shows that the trends continue in favor of the two candidates who were the initial front-runners before wealthy challengers shook up the races. Four-term Rep. Kendrick Meek leads billionaire Jeff Greene in the race for the Democratic Senate nomination by 42 percent to 30 percent, with 25 percent undecided, and an additional 5 percent scattered over other responses, according to a Mason-Dixon Research poll conducted Aug. 17-19 for The Tampa ...
Bill McCollum vs. Rick Scott in Florida: The 'Establishment' Strikes Back
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyAfter several Republican "establishment" candidates bit the dust this year when challenged by "outsiders" in Senate and gubernatorial primaries, the establishment now looks like it might strike back in Florida's race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. The contest will be decided in a primary on Tuesday. State Attorney General Bill McCollum, a former 10-term congressman now in his fourth statewide campaign, had been considered the presumptive Republican nominee -- until April, when former health care executive Rick Scott jumped into the race. Scott put millions of dollars of his own money ...
Latest Florida Poll: Good News for Alex Sink, Charlie Crist in Governor, Senate Races
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocrat Alex Sink appears to be benefiting from the bitter primary fight for the GOP gubernatorial nomination between state Attorney General Bill McCollum and former health care executive Rick Scott, while independent Charlie Crist has the lead for now in the Senate race no matter who wins the Democratic primary, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Aug. 11-16. Sink, the state's chief financial officer, leads McCollum 31 percent to 29 percent, with 12 percent for Democrat-turned-independent Lawton "Bud" Chiles and 31 percent undecided, preferring some other candidate or not ...
Kendrick Meek, Bill McCollum Back on Top in Florida Primary Races
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAfter two wealthy political newcomers shook up Florida's primary races in both parties, the original favorites -- Democratic Senate hopeful Kendrick Meek and GOP gubernatorial contender Bill McCollum -- have regained their footing and pulled back ahead of their challengers, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted Aug. 11-16. The new survey confirmed the trends in some other recent polls that, after falling behind their better-funded opponents, Meek now leads billionaire Jeff Greene in the Senate race and McCollum is running ahead of former health care executive Rick Scott. Meek ...
Bill McCollum vs. Rick Scott: Polls Conflict on Who's Ahead in Fla. Governor's Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe volatility of the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in Florida was underlined by a new poll that shows former health care executive Rick Scott running ahead of state Attorney General Bill McCollum by 10 points -- a survey in sharp contrast to another poll this week that had McCollum rebounding. Scott leads McCollum 42 percent to 32 percent with 3 percent favoring another candidate an 23 percent undecided, according to an Ipsos Public Affairs poll conducted Aug. 6-10 for the St. Petersburg Times and other Florida news organizations. The poll was of registered Republicans and the ...
Bitter GOP Primary Race for Florida Governor May Open Door for Democrat Alex Sink
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyState Attorney General Bill McCollum is showing signs of life against his free-spending challenger, former health care executive Rick Scott, in the race for Florida's GOP gubernatorial nomination. But one result of their bitter battle may be to open the door to Democrat Alex Sink to capture the governorship, according to a Mason-Dixon Research survey conducted Aug. 9-11. McCollum, who trailed Scott by 6 points in Mason-Dixon's Aug. 6 survey, now leads him by 34 percent to 30 percent with 33 percent still undecided. The margin of error is 4 points. Scott had vaulted out ahead of McCollum by as ...
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