Scott spinning as fast as he can on his failed job creation promise

Recall that

Scott's original 7-7-7 plan promised to create 700,000 jobs in addition to the 1 million jobs state economists predicted Florida would add by 2017, with or without policy changes in Tallahassee. [Politifact has] previously noted that for Scott to make good on his promise, Florida would need to create 20,238 jobs a month, every month, for 84 straight months. In Scott's first 43 months in office, Florida created that many jobs in a month only 11 times.

"PolitiFact Florida: Tracking Rick Scott's promise to create 700,000 jobs."




Rick, Just stop it!

"After ordering Google to turn over information on the governor’s gmail account, a judge steps in to tell Gov. Rick Scott to stop resisting his order." "A judge orders the Gov. Rick Scott to stop fighting request for records."




"A sign of progress"

The Tampa Trib editorial board writes that the "Rare panther’s arrival a sign of progress."




How convenieeeent

"Florida on Thursday slashed the price of its prepaid college tuition plans by up to a half for the coming year, and thousands of families who in recent years purchased higher-priced plans will get refunds." "Prices on Florida's prepaid tuition plans to plummet for coming year."




Nancy says

Nancy Smith: "Rick Scott and Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein a couple? Biggest whooper since Burger King declared it invented the sandwich. But PolitiFact Florida, fact-checking vehicle of the liberal Tampa Bay Times, still couldn't find the stomach to give Charlie Crist a 'pants on fire.' "

The Crist ad that claims the governor "teamed up with a felon convicted of running a Ponzi scheme to smear Charlie Crist" is grudgingly rated "false."

What does this new Democratic Party darling have to do to show he's not only rewriting his own life as he goes along, but he's making up Rick Scott's, too?

"Charlie Can't Even Get a 'Pants on Fire' for the Phony Rothstein Connection?."




Weekly Roundup

Kevin Derby: "Political Bits and Pieces." See also "Arrivals and Departures, Sept. 5, 2014" and "Weekly Roundup: State of Flux."




Passing the buck

"The Florida Supreme Court on Friday declined a request for it to take up the issue of same-sex marriage, sending back to a lower court the case of two women who were denied a divorce by a Hillsborough County circuit judge." "Florida Supreme Court sends same-sex divorce case back to lower court."




Really? Thrasher, Really?

"State Sen. John Thrasher among 11 semifinalists for president at FSU." See also "Thrasher makes cut to become FSU’s next president."




Domino trying new tactics

"Though he is an underdog against Patrick Murphy, Republican Carl Domino is trying a few new tactics to get back in the game as he hopes to make this a competitive contest." "Carl Domino Pushes Congressional Reform to Counter Patrick Murphy."




Trickle down follies

Leonard Pitts wonders if "Republican fiscal policies really are the key to prosperity, if the GOP formula of low taxes and little regulation really does unleash economic growth, then why has the country fared better under Democratic presidents than Republican ones and why are red states the poorest states in the country?" "Which party deserves credit for good times?."




Bill's Florida follies

"The last time former President Bill Clinton got involved in a statewide race in Florida was 2010 when he reportedly sought to help Charlie Crist win the race by nudging former U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek out of the race." "Former President Bill Clinton’s visit to Miami harkens back to a fight among Democrats over the 2010 Senate race."




"Hyper-speed selection process"

Aaron Deslatte: "There's lots of handwringing from good government/media types these days because another Florida political greenhorn has seemingly locked up enough support to be Florida House speaker in 2020."

The thinking goes that Florida's eight-year term limitations have once again handed the keys to Tallahassee's regime governance mechanism and purse strings to an unqualified newbie by virtue of the accelerated clock for speeding up leadership battles.

We know how this ended for a couple of notorious figures in the post-term limits era: Ray Sansom and Seminole County's Chris Dorworth, both of whom got mired in scandals and imploded before their official terms as speakers could get started.

The latest example of the hyper-speed selection process is Rep. Eric Eisnaugle, 37, a wonkish Orlando Republican lawyer who returned to the Legislature in a special election last spring thanks to a merry-go-round of sorts with Steve Precourt. (Reminder: Eisnaugle gave up his redistricted seat in 2012 so Precourt could have it; Precourt then resigned for an expressway authority job he never got; and Eisnaugle ran again for the job he never wanted to leave).

"Eisnaugle latest in line of short-timers with big clout."




Remembering Bill

"Former President Bill Clinton tells Democrats to back Crist with big turnout" "Bill Clinton tells Florida Dems to back Charlie Crist with big turnout."




Insurance rates an election issue

"Democrat Charlie Crist said Thursday he successfully reduced rising property insurance rates as governor and will do so again if elected, vowing to repeal a law enacted under Republican Gov. Rick Scott that he said provides weaker coverage at a higher price." "Crist makes property insurance an election issue."

School Board Flip Flops on Testing

"Lee School Board reverses decision to opt out of state testing."

The Tampa Trib editors argue that "the board acted more rationally this week when voting to reverse course and overturn the testing ban." "Lee County schools vote shines light on testing burden."




"Plenty of bad news for Crist"

"This week’s Tampa Bay Times poll contained plenty of bad news for Charlie Crist, outside of trailing Rick Scott, revealing why the Democrat simply isn’t living up to expectations as the general election season gets into full swing."

Crist started his campaign with Florida voters seeing him as charming, charismatic and as somebody who cares about everyday people. Scott and his allies have been pelting Crist for months in attack ads running across Florida. But these attacks wouldn’t have had much impact if they were baseless. Crist has only himself to blame for his evaporating big lead over Scott in the polls.

"Rick Scott Beats Charlie Crist on Ethics, Catches him on Empathy."




“Fight for $15”

"Hundreds of workers from McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Wendy’s and other fast-food chains are expected to walk off their jobs today, according to labor organizers of the latest national protest to push the companies to pay their employees at least $15 an hour." "Fast-food workers protest today for higher wages." See also "Fast-food worker protests planned for more than 150 U.S. cities."




The best he could do?

"Potential 2016 Presidential Hopeful Martin O'Malley Ready to Campaign for Charlie Crist."




Amendment 2

"Amendment 2, a proposed state constitutional amendment expanding the use of medical marijuana in Florida, continues to draw supporters and opponents as the Sunshine State heads into the general election."

The proposal has won the support of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group of more than 150,000 supporters across the nation. LEAP came out strongly behind Amendment 2 and pushed back against criticism of the proposal from the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA).

"Amendment 2 on Medical Marijuana Gets More Support and Opposition." See also "Medical Marijuana Poll."




Seeking clarity on low-THC rule

"A legislative panel that plays a key role in overseeing state agencies has joined the chorus of critics seeking changes to a proposed soup-to-nuts rule setting up Florida’s new medical-marijuana industry." "Legislative panel seeks clarity on low-THC pot rule." See also "Legislative Panel Questions Proposed Pot Rule."

Meanwhile, "Anti-medical marijuana campaign blasts Morgan bar speech." Related: "Medical pot supporters low on funds."




Jack Nicklaus shows his creepy side

"Campaigning with golf legend Jack Nicklaus at his side, Gov. Rick Scott made stops in Wellington and Boca Raton on Wednesday to tout a two-year, $1 billion tax-cut plan and hammer Democratic rival Charlie Crist." "Scott campaign tour picks up Jack Nicklaus; hits Wellington, Boca."




Scott strides national stage, embarrasses himself

"After Sotloff murder, Scott says Obama must ‘start showing up and acting like a president’."




Poof . . . the problem has disappeared

"Sarasota city officials are backing a plan to offer transportation out of town to some of the people living on the streets." "Sarasota considers sending homeless out of town."




Rubio still thinks his parents were exiles

Alex Leary: Mailbox pieces "featuring Sen. Marco Rubio started hitting mailboxes in Florida today. The Republican wastes no time going after now-Democrat Charlie Crist, calling him a 'fraud' a 'liberal' and blasting him for supporting lifting the Cuban embargo." "Rubio helping RPOF raise money to defeat 'fraud' Crist."

Poll: Scott opens up 5 point lead

"Republican Gov. Rick Scott has opened up a 5-point lead over Democratic rival Charlie Crist as a new Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9/UF Bob Graham Center poll finds Florida voters mostly optimistic about the state's economic direction but decidedly sour on their gubernatorial choices." "Times poll: Rick Scott leads Charlie Crist, 41-36"




Most competitive election outside the gubernatorial contest

Kevin Derby: "Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and her opponents are squaring off in the most competitive statewide election in the Sunshine State outside the gubernatorial contest, and they spent recent days maneuvering for position and looking ahead toward holding debates."

Former DCF Secretary George Sheldon, the Democratic nominee challenging Bondi, unveiled a new group to support his campaign on Tuesday as he made a play for the center, even as his Republican opponent showcased her ties to the GOP.

Sheldon was in Tallahassee on Tuesday to launch Floridians Seeking Common Ground which will be led by former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth and Quincy Police Chief Walt McNeil.

"Florida's AG Race Shapes Up as Candidates Maneuver for Ground." Related: "$15 Million State Property Sale Will Benefit Florida Forever."




Judicial candidates soliciting contributions?

"The Florida Bar said it stands behind its position that judicial candidates should not personally solicit contributions, but that appellate courts across the country have taken differing positions." "High court weighs campaign cash in judicial races." See also "High Court Could Consider Campaign Cash in Judicial Races" and "Supreme Court may decide if Florida judges can solicit campaign cash."




"A 'national embarrassment.'"

"A small but determined band of students wants to “reset” Florida State University’s presidential search, calling it a 'national embarrassment.'" "FSU student groups argue for a ‘reset’ of school’s presidential search."




"A Helping Hand"

"Now that he has the party’s nomination sewn up to take on Rick Scott, Charlie Crist can expect the help of leading Democrats including Bill Clinton." "Count on Bill Clinton to Give Charlie Crist a Helping Hand."




Nelson on ISIS

"Nelson to introduce bill for Syrian ISIS airstrikes."




The Week Ahead

"The Department of Health holds its final public hearing on medical marijuana rules and the state certifies the election results from the Aug. 26 primary." "The Week Ahead for Sept. 2 to Sept, 5 2014."




Black Women in Florida

Nancy Smith: "If ever there was an opportunity for Democratic black women to launch their own caucus in Florida, it's now, when the party's nominee for governor desperately needs their vote to win." "Come on, FDP, Black Women in Florida Deserve a Voice."




"Grayson shows no signs of taking his foot off the gas"

Kevin Derby: "Even as Carol Platt unveils new support, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., keeps his fire directed at conservatives across the nation instead of at his Republican opponent. Platt, from the Osceola County Realtors Association, won last week’s Republican primary, taking a majority of the vote against Navy veteran Jorge Bonilla and businessman Peter Vivaldi."

But, if Grayson is ignoring Platt to focus on national targets, he shows no signs of taking his foot off the gas. Grayson beat the drums for support across the district, playing up the importance of campaign fieldwork.

"Alan Grayson Ignores Carol Platt, Targets National Conservatives."




Flagler County SOE Kerfuffle

"What could and normally would have been the last and most routine meeting of the Flagler County Canvassing Board this morning turned into yet another broil of contention as the board decided to meet again on Sept. 12 to try to resolve issues raised by Supervisor of Elections Kimberle Weeks. The board hopes to ward off a repeat of the clashes between Weeks and local governments that turned into a persistent background noise to the primary election." "Unbowed, Elections Supervisor Kimberle Weeks Signals More Brawling Ahead." See also "Palm Coast Manager Jim Landon Handed Wrong Ballot in Early Voting, Raising Questions About Election’s Integrity" and "Elections Supervisor Weeks Goes Unhinged."




Florida's Obamacare Enrollment Expected to hit 1.1M

"The number of Floridians enrolled in individual health plans under the Affordable Care Act in June was 866,485, according to new state data compiled from insurers’ reports. The carriers expect enrollment to rise to 1.1 million next year, an increase of 23 percent. That means more than a quarter of Florida’s 3.9 million uninsured people would be covered." "Florida’s Obamacare Enrollment Projected To Rise to 1.1 Million by Next Year."




Florida Forever

"The 2014-2015 Florida Legislature gave DEP spending authority to utilize up to $40 million of the proceeds of nonconservation land sales to acquire valuable land needed for conservation and public recreation." "$15 Million State Property Sale Will Benefit Florida Forever."




The best they can do?

"Video shows profane Morgan urging vote on pot measure." See also "Anti-medical marijuana campaign blasts Morgan bar speech."

Poll: Race for governor is dead even

"The race for the governor's office is dead even and voters now are ready to support Amendment 2 approving medical marijuana use in Florida, a new poll finds."

Gravis Marketing, which has found voters hovering at or just below the 60 percent level needed to approve Amendment 2 in past surveys, found Floridians have passed that level now and 64 percent said they would "vote for the current amendment use of marijuana for certain medical conditions." Just 26 percent were opposed and 10 percent said they were unsure.

Other polls have shown much greater support for medical marijuana in Florida -- notably the Quinnipiac University poll, which found support as high as 88 percent. But the Quinnipiac Florida Poll did not ask specifically about Florida's Amendment 2, but rather generically about medical marijuana.

The Gravis poll's finding of a solid approval level strikes at Amendment 2 opponents argument that voters could overwhelmingly favor medical marijuana in principal without agreeing to the specific proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot.

"The poll also put Republican incumbent Gov. Rick Scott and former Republican-turned-Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in a dead heat with 37 percent each, with 26 percent undecided."

It found Floridians unhappy with President Barack Obama, giving him an approval rating of just 38 percent, and a disapproval rating of 53 percent.

For the 2016 presidential campaign, Gravis found former secretary of state Hillary Clinton ahead of Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida 44 percent to 36 percent, and ahead of former governor Jeb Bush 39 percent to 37 percent.

"Florida voters split on governor, support medical pot"(The Gravis survey of 859 registered Florida voters was conducted August 14 through 24, with a 4 percent margin of error; the poll skewed toward a larger Republican sample than the Florida electorate.) See also "Amendment 2 on Medical Marijuana Does Well in Poll."

Gravis doesn't have the best reputation, as this Slate piece reports: "The Worst Poll in America."




"A choke-on-his-Cheerios moment"

"A lawsuit seeking $375,000 from a brain-damaged and paralyzed Broward County man caused a choke-on-his-Cheerios moment for state Rep. Jamie Grant." "Tampa lawmaker says ‘disgusting’ lawsuit should prompt claim bill reform."




"A notary’s mistake"

"Reggie Fullwood could well pay the price for a notary’s mistake as he ponders his political future." "Johnny Gaffney Blocks Reggie Fullwood's Easy Path Back to Tallahassee."


"Saying the same thing again. And again. And again"

"Rick Scott in some respects makes it easy on journalists. If a reporter misses something he says in an interview, maybe even spaces out for a moment, it doesn’t really matter because Scott is certain to say the same thing again. And again. And again." "Governor candidates stump on Labor Day."




"One Person's Fairness . . ."

Lloyd Brown: "One Person's Fairness Is Another Person's Gerrymander."




"Strange fate"

"Charlie Crist and George Sheldon will be at the top of the Democratic ticket this year, a strange fate for these former rivals and current allies. As he takes on Pam Bondi in the fall, Sheldon won't be able to eclipse Crist who is running against Rick Scott." "George Sheldon's Back in Charlie Crist's Shadow."




Perry to Morgan

"Judge Belvin Perry to join John Morgan law firm."




"Battle over Bright Futures"

"The battle over Bright Futures has begun. But while Charlie Crist keeps criticizing Gov. Rick Scott over changes to the popular merit-based scholarship program in the years since Scott took office, some of the key changes were put in place while Crist was in the governor’s mansion." "Scott, Crist both face criticism for changes to Bright Futures program."




One trick pony

The public employee haters on the Tampa Trib editorial board bemoan what they call an "unfortunate lawsuit by the teachers union and other groups seeks to have Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship voucher program declared unconstitutional. The suit claims the vouchers divert money from public schools." "Taking school choice to court."




"Cause to regret"

The Tampa Tribune editors think "Florida lawmakers may have cause to regret not adopting legislation last session providing incentives to attract film projects." "Nurturing a film industry."

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The National Labor Relations Act includes the following passages which may surprise some:

It is declared to be the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes of certain substantial obstructions to the free flow of commerce and to mitigate and eliminate these obstructions when they have occurred by encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining and by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self- organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection. . . .

Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment . . . .

Even the Florida Constitution recognizes the fundamental right of Florida employees to unionize:

The right of employees, by and through a labor organization, to bargain collectively shall not be denied or abridged.

Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows.


SoFla Dems Stayed Home

Marc Caputo: "In midterm after midterm after midterm after midterm, Democrats have done an extraordinary job of suppressing (more like repressing, in a psychoanalytic sense) their own vote. Florida Democrats excel at being mediocre stewards of democracy when there’s a governor’s race."

That’s doubly true if you’re a South Florida Democrat.

"Look no further than the Tuesday primary."

Fewer than 840,000 of nearly 4.6 million registered Democrats cast their ballots in the primary — an 18.2 percent turnout — in which Crist beat longtime Democrat Nan Rich by a whopping 48.7 percentage points.

After the win, SurveyUSA’s tracking poll for WFLA-Tampa indicated Crist moved marginally ahead of Scott, 45-43 percent. That’s essentially a tie, with Libertarian Adrian Wyllie pulling 4 percent of the vote. . . .

So what did Southeast Florida do on Tuesday? Stayed home, by and large. Overall turnout was abysmal in Miami-Dade (14 percent), Broward (11 percent) and Palm Beach (13 percent). . . .

Compared to Democrats, Republicans had 19 more races for state House, state Senate and Congress combined on Tuesday’s ballot. That drove turnout.

Not only did the total ballots cast for the Republican candidates in the state House, state Senate and congressional races exceed the total ballots cast by Democrats — the margin between Republican and Democratic ballots in each type of legislative race exceeded the Republican-over-Democratic margin in the governor’s race.

That indicates thousands of Republicans were more fired up for their local candidates than for Scott, who didn’t have a true primary challenger of note.

"Florida Democrats’ biggest problem is ... Florida Democrats."




Hot races in St. Pete

"With the general election barely nine weeks away, Pinellas County’s legislative candidates are hitting the ground running in the days following the primary. The candidates will join a fiercely competitive governor’s race and the Greenlight Pinellas sales tax referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot. And as the legislative races heat up, some are proving more competitive than others." "After primary, Pinellas races heating up."




Remembering Joe Shoemaker on Labor Day

You won't find any mention of Florida labor martyr Joseph Shoemaker in the traditional media today, or on any other day for that matter. "One of the most notorious Klan incidents in Florida history occurred in Tampa in 1937, when labor organizer Joseph Shoemaker was flogged, castrated, and tarred and feathered. Shoemaker eventually died from his injuries." Although some of the killers were charged, all were eventually freed after a charming decision by the Florida Supreme Court.




Facebooking judge

"Facebooking judge asks state to toss out ethics charges."




Just a tax cut away

"Florida Gov. Rick Scott is beginning a two-week, 28-city campaign bus tour to promote proposed tax cuts as part of his re-election campaign." "Scott to begin two-week bus tour on tax proposals."




Dead Inmates

"The 2010 death of an inmate in a prison in the Panhandle is being investigated once again amid questions about the original investigation." "After Florida inmate’s lethal gassing, claims of cover-up."




"Half True" and "Mostly False"

"As Florida’s students return to school this month, we thought it was a good time to review PolitiFact Florida’s fact-checks." "Reviewing the record of Charlie Crist, Gov. Rick Scott on education."

Scott disses FlaBaggers, they blithely support him anyway

It is no secret that Florida's Teabaggers are nothing but a Republican front group, and this election cycle will prove no different. William March writes that "Crist isn’t the only candidate in the race to be governor who has undergone a change."

The tea party champion Rick Scott who harshly blasted the Republican establishment and promised to shrink Florida’s government when he ran for office in 2010 has become the consummate GOP political insider.

Today, he wheels and deals with the dealmakers he once said would be “crying into their cocktails” over his election, and he scores campaign points for increased spending on education and environmental restoration.

Big political donors Scott denounced in 2010 now pour six-figure contributions into his campaign, and Scott has powerful lobbyists and veteran political operatives as his closest advisers and backers.

Hypocrisy? Nah . . . FlaBaggers are all about beating Democrats, nothing more. As William March reports, notwithstanding Scott's flip floppery, Florida's 'Baggers "will still back him over Crist." March explains:

“I’d say right now the tea party is totally on board with Rick Scott,” said Karin Hoffman, a nationally known tea party leader from Broward County. “There’s not a single politician you agree with 100 percent, but It’s an easy side-by-side comparison with Crist.”

"Gov. Scott’s reboot caters less to tea party."




Meet the Legislature

Florida's newly minted HD 31 Representative is "the home-schooled daughter of North Lake Tea Party founder Patricia Sullivan," who is "taking online classes through Liberty University, an evangelical Christian university in Virginia." "At 23, she's youngest woman elected to Florida Legislature."




About John

"John Morgan: The man behind the medical pot drive."




Crist's "path to victory"

Adam Smith writes that the Crist campaign believes its "path to victory" is tied to Alex Sink’s narrow loss to Scott in 2010.

The plan essentially boils down to matching Sink’s performance — the former chief financial officer lost to Scott by 1.2 percentage points, less than 62,000 votes — and then, through sophisticated computer modeling, analytics and voter targeting, to modestly improve on her showing among various voter groups that make up Florida’s complicated electoral mosaic. . . .

Crist need not do dramatically better than Sink, just improve on the margins here and there.

"Based on interviews with senior members of the Crist campaign team, here are some opportunities and goals the team is focused on:"

• Win 42 percent or more of the white vote, compared to the 41 percent Sink won, according to exit polls. That includes matching or exceeding the 44 percent of white women Sink won in 2010.

• Win 49 percent of the Tampa Bay region, compared to the 46 percent Sink won.

• Win at least 52 percent of the Hispanic vote, compared to the 48 percent Sink won.

• Win more Republican voters than Scott wins Democratic voters.

• Win at least 93 percent of the African-American vote and strive to increase black turnout from the 11 percent of the electorate it represented in 2010 toward the 14 percent it represented in 2012.

"Some of the advantages for Crist are organic as Florida’s population and electorate steadily grow less white and thereby less Republican. That’s particularly true in the increasingly Democratic stronghold of Miami-Dade.

If Crist merely gets the same share of the vote as Sink did in Miami-Dade (56 percent), he would pick up 29,000 more votes than she did — almost half the margin of Scott’s victory in 2010. And if Democrats can ramp up turnout in Miami-Dade from the anemic 42 percent that voted in 2010 toward the 67 percent who voted in the 2012 presidential election, Crist could pick up tens of thousands of more votes.

Much more here: "Here is Charlie Crist's path to becoming Florida governor again."




"As they sling mud"

The Miami Herald's editors argue that "Gubernatorial candidates must address issues — even as they sling mud." "Nasty and expensive."




Bill Clinton stumps for Crist in SoFla

"Former President Bill Clinton is headed to Miami to stump at a campaign rally for Florida gubernatorial candidate Charile Crist." "Former President Clinton to speak at Crist rally."




Bondi fusses with locals over forfeiture millions

"Court records: Eslinger at odds with Bondi over $86 million forfeiture case."




"Scott’s shadow life"

Carl Hiaasen: "No Florida governor has ever operated with such jet-setting stealth, concealing so many details of his daily travels and contacts. He says he’s out working nonstop for the citizens of his adopted state, yet his official schedule is full of more gaps than the Nixon transcripts."

Occasionally, Floridians catch an intriguing glimpse of Scott’s shadow life. His secret hunting trip to a Texas game ranch courtesy of U.S. Sugar had been kept under wraps for more than a year before it was sniffed out by reporters from the Tampa Bay Times.

The governor still refuses to divulge who went with him, or whom he met. One known fact is that U.S. Sugar, an epic polluter of the Everglades, has donated more than $534,000 to Scott’s reelection campaign so far.

Read the rest here: "If you don’t ask, Rick Scott ...."