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Florida GOP reeling over Rick Scott's primary victory
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Aug 26, 2010 10:54pm |
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| News Date | Friday, August 27, 2010 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Steve Bousquet, Mary Ellen Klas and Marc Caputo | Miami Herald/St. Pete Times
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — For powerful Tallahassee insiders accustomed to winning, Rick Scott represents their worst fears.
But they have an even bigger worry: Democrats might win in November.
Many top-tier lobbyists don't know their Republican nominee for governor. They backed Bill McCollum, pumped millions into his primary campaign, and lost. Now, with party control of the Governor's Mansion at stake, they mounted an effort Wednesday to show that Republicans are one big happy family.
Scott, who avoided the spotlight a day after victory except for a CNN interview, said party unity is being repaired. He cited statements of support from the Republican Governors' Association, state legislative leaders and Republican Party Chairman John Thrasher.
``We're going to put it back together,'' predicted Thrasher, the state senator who last week demanded Scott take down a TV ad he called ``patently not true.'' Thrasher heads to Fort Lauderdale on Thursday in an attempt to make peace with Scott.
It might not be easy. Scott spent a fortune cementing an image as an outsider untainted by ``special interests,'' and to accept their money and advice could invite an accusation that Scott isn't being true to his cause.
``This stuff gets passionate, but it's over and now we move ahead,'' Thrasher said. To the notion that some Republican lobbyists or groups might defect to Democrat Alex Sink, Thrasher said: ``Absolutely not.'' |
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