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Rick Scott is so scared his disastrous debate performance has left a permanent mark on his campaign, he flew to Washington today to personally spread his lies and spin.  On CNN, Scott blamed everyone for #fangate …

CLAIM: Rick Scott says Charlie Crist let Duke Energy charge customers millions for nuclear plants that were never going to be built. FACTS: The nuclear cost recovery fee was signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush and Rick …

CLAIM: Rick Scott says he’s focused on solutions on climate change.  FACTS: Rick Scott still refuses to address the problem of climate change and won’t even acknowledge its existence. Scott begrudgingly met with climate change scientists …

CLAIM: Rick Scott says he has dedicated record resources to protecting Florida’s springs and rivers, and blames Charlie Crist for their current condition.  FACTS: Rick Scott has shortchanged Florida’s springs and rivers for four years, and been a …

CLAIM: Rick Scott says he passed an historic education budget in 2014 and has made the largest investment in public education in Florida’s history.  FACT:  Florida’s best years for education funding remain the years from Charlie Crist’s first term. …

CLAIM: Rick Scott says Charlie Crist cut education, and did not do as much for education as he did.  FACT: At the height of the global recession, public schools were struggling and Charlie Crist gave them a lifeline. He …

CLAIM: Rick Scott says Florida has created hundreds of thousands of jobs because of his administration. FACT: Under Scott, most of the gains have gone to those at the top. That’s why hundreds of thousands of …

CLAIM: Rick Scott says that Charlie Crist left Florida with $2.2 billion in higher taxes. FACT: Charlie Crist was governor as the bottom fell out of the global economy. He made sure the middle class, families and seniors had more …

CLAIM: Rick Scott says that under Charlie Crist’s leadership, Florida lost over 800,000 jobs and our unemployment went from 3.5% to 11.1%.  FACT: No governor is responsible for the global economic meltdown, and Rick Scott’s rhetoric insults the …