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Rick Scott’s latest attack ad uses blatant falsehoods to scare Florida voters, relying on debunked claims and made-up quotes. PolitiFact evaluated the two central claims of the ad and rated them “mostly false.” The Associated Press’s …

With Rick Scott’s campaign in chaos as it reels from repeated lies about racist remarks, the governor’s team is in its sixth day of damage-control. The strategy keeps changing as the scandal unfolds…  Monday’s strategy: Lie about …

News reports today prove that Rick Scott’s campaign team has lied for four days about anti-Hispanic jokes made by members of the senior campaign staff.  “When will Rick Scott and his campaign team finally stop misleading the …

Today, former Republican State Representative Ana Rivas Logan and Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chair Annette Taddeo condemned the anti-Hispanic remarks by top-level Rick Scott campaign staffers.  Former Republican Representative Ana Rivas Logan said, “Rick Scott’s campaign staff mocked Florida Hispanics like …

This is what a cover-up looks like. Deny, deny, deny. Distract the public with a blatantly false TV ad. Rick Scott’s campaign manager claims she can’t even remember if a van full of her campaign staffers made racist …

Over the weekend news reports indicated that newly-ousted Finance Chair Mike Fernandez raised concerns about members of Rick Scott’s campaign team “joking around using over-the-top Mexican accents.” According to Rick Scott’s campaign manager, Melissa Sellers, she claims that …

Today, the Florida Democratic Party released the following statement in response to the resignation of Rick Scott’s Finance Chair, Mike Fernandez: “With his pay to play tactics exposed, the turmoil in Rick Scott’s campaign has become impossible to hide,” said Florida Democratic …

Since Rick Scott presided over the biggest Medicare fraud in American history, Florida seniors won’t be surprised that he’ll rely completely on fear mongering and falsehoods when he stumps for reelection in Tampa today.  Florida Democratic …

Today, Florida House Republicans voted against Florida’s Hispanic community by weakening the bill to provide in-state tuition for young Dreamers. Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement: “Today, we saw Florida Republicans show their true colors. …

Today, the Florida Democratic Party sent a letter to television stations in all ten Florida media markets requesting that they refuse to broadcast Rick Scott’s first campaign ad because it violates Florida law.  The disclaimer on …