Health Care Opponent Joins FL GOV Field
There's a new candidate in the FL GOV race -- businessman Rick Scott (R).
Scott, an outspoken critic of the Dem-led health care reform effort, filed his paperwork with the FL Sec/State's office 4/9.
Last year, his organization, Conservatives for Patients' Rights, poured more than $4M into an anti-reform campaign, including a 30-minute documentary-style TV ad warning that Dems' reform plans would lead to gov't-run health care. His website touts him as a "conservative outsider" who will "hold government accountable."
Accompanying his grand entrance, Scott is launching a new TV ad as well. The spot, "Accountable":
Scott's late entry into the race, while unexpected, isn't shocking. There's been a decided lack of excitement among FL GOPers over their frontrunner, AG Bill McCollum (R) -- this despite the fact that McCollum is leading a group of the nation's AGs in waging a lawsuit against the health care reform law. State Sen. Paula Dockery (R) is also challenging McCollum, but she lags him both in funding and in the polls.
On the Dem side, CFO Alex Sink (D) has shaken up her campaign a third time amid grumblings that she has not been waging an aggressive effort.
Scott's viability as a candidate remains to be seen and may depend largely on how much of his own money he pours into his bid. But it will also be interesting to see where Scott positions against McCollum, who has taken the lead in the fight against health care reform.
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