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Court blocks matching funds for Bill McCollum's campaign
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| Contributor | Qbanito |
| Last Edited | Qbanito Jul 31, 2010 08:30am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | GARY FINEOUT |
| Media | Newspaper - Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
| News Date | Saturday, July 31, 2010 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | TALLAHASSEE - In a potentially devastating blow for Republican Bill McCollum's gubernatorial campaign, a federal appeals court on Friday said McCollum cannot qualify for public funds to match the spending of self-financing rival Rick Scott.
McCollum had been banking on getting a dollar-for-dollar match from taxpayers after Scott exceeds the state's nearly $25 million campaign spending limit. Scott is close to that limit as both candidates gear up for the stretch run before the Aug. 24 primary, a time when campaigns will flood the airwaves to win over voters, many of whom remain undecided.
But in the wake of Friday's ruling, the question becomes: How will McCollum, trailing in the polls, compete with Scott's virtually unlimited bankroll?
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