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Two ex-Miami mayors cross party lines to endorse governor candidates

By | 11.02.10 | 8:05 am

Two ex-Miami mayors have crossed party lines in different directions to weigh in on the Florida governor’s race.
Republican Rick Scott’s campaign is touting an endorsement by former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre, whose statement came off sounding a wee…

Scott would ‘recuse’ himself if Solantic investigated

By | 10.29.10 | 5:51 pm

Republican governor candidate Rick Scott said, if elected, he will recuse himself from any decisions involving the potential investigation of Solantic, a chain of clinics he founded in 2001, other than appointing the head of the state’s health care agency.…

New York Times profiles Scott, ignores Solantic allegations

By | 10.28.10 | 1:50 pm

The New York Times yesterday published a piece on the Florida gubernatorial race, zeroing in on a handful of the key issues that have been raised throughout the race, including Republican Rick Scott’s history as CEO of Columbia/HCA, which…

The right-wing roots of Scott’s press strategy

By | 10.28.10 | 8:00 am

Rick Scott’s 2010 campaign strategy, which mirrored that of many conservative candidates around the country that year, was rooted in the media maneuvers of right-wing movements, and Scott’s campaign in fact shared DNA with both the press management of the district attorney who prosecuted Kansas abortion provider George Tiller and the public relations company that promoted Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in the 2004 presidential campaign.

Scott responds to deposition clip

By | 10.21.10 | 12:15 pm

Alex Sink’s campaign has unearthed video of a 1995 deposition given by Rick Scott prior to his company paying a record setting $1.7 billion in fines, featuring the former CEO of Columbia/HCA avoiding questions and repeatedly asking the interviewing attorney…

Scott deposition footage, via Sink

By | 10.19.10 | 4:22 pm

The Alex Sink campaign today released a two-minute YouTube clip that strings together moments from a videotaped deposition given by Sink’s Republican opponent, Rick Scott, in 1995.
The video builds on reporting by the St. Petersburg Times and…

Republican Party rails against Sink at press conference

By | 10.14.10 | 12:33 pm

The Republican Party of Florida today held a press conference admonishing gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink for granting insurance licenses to convicted felons.
The Times/Herald reported on the story this morning:

The Times/Herald has identified at least 11 agents convicted

Two new polls put Sink ahead of Scott in governor’s race

By | 10.14.10 | 11:37 am

A new poll released today that surveyed 700 likely voters, equal numbers Democrat and Republican, puts Democrat Alex Sink 6 points ahead of Republican Rick Scott in the race for Florida governor, and shows Scott’s number slipping among crucial independent…

Sink slams Scott in new two-minute ad dubbed ‘Fraud Files’

By | 10.11.10 | 3:42 pm

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink released a new two-minute ad today, slamming her Republican opponent in the harshest attack yet leveled by the CFO. In the clip, she turns the spotlight on Medicare fraud allegations tied to Rick Scott’s former…

Columbia/HCA whistleblower attends governor’s debate

By | 10.11.10 | 7:55 am

John Schillling attended the debate today between gubernatorial candidates Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink. Schilling was an account supervisor at Columbia/HCA while Scott was the CEO there. It was Schilling who went undercover for the FBI…

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