The latest news out of Florida courtesy of Gravis Marketing’s latest poll:
A new poll shows Florida voters should expect a close race in November if Gov. Rick Scott decides to challenge U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
Gravis released a poll of registered Florida voters on Tuesday showing Nelson taking 44 percent with Scott behind him with 40 percent while 16 percent of those surveyed are uncertain on who they will vote for.
Scott is approved by 43 percent while 35 percent disapprove of him and 23 percent are uncertain about him despite having served two terms in Tallahassee. Gravis did not poll to see where Nelson stood with Florida voters.
The governor does win high marks for his handling of Hurricane Irma with a strong majority of those surveyed—70 percent—approving his response to that storm while only 16 percent disapprove of it. Scott gets lower marks when asked about how he managed nursing homes and medical facilities during Irma with 45 percent approving the governor and 30 percent disapproving of him. More than 6 million Floridians lost their power during Irma and 14 senior citizens at a nursing home in Hollywood died as the facility was without power.
This was already going to be an expensive race to watch but we have to hold this seat because this race will be a referendum on the NRA’s influence. Gabby Giffords group isn’t wasting any time going after Scott’s love affair with the NRA:
Shooting victim and former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is targeting Florida Gov. Rick Scott for a lack of action to prevent mass killings.
Giffords, an Arizonan who survived an attack in 2011, released an advertisement targeting the Republican after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week — just the latest bout of gun violence for the Sunshine State.
“Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Parkland. We need to stop dangerous people from getting guns,” says the ad released by Giffords's political action committee on Tuesday.
Florida’s gun laws, in addition to perceived apathy in Washington, have come under scrutiny since Nikolas Cruz used his legally purchased AR-15 to massacre former classmates at the school.
Let’s make Scott pay for doing the NRA’s bidding. Click here to donate and get involved with Nelson’s re-election campaign.