Oct 12 2010

Rick Scott, Alex Sink Locked in Tight Race for Florida Governor

Republican Rick Scott holds a statistically-insignificant 50 percent to 47 percent lead over Democrat Alex Sink in the Florida governor’s races, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Oct. 7. The margin of error is 4 points. Rasmussen’s latest result is somewhat the reverse of a Mason-Dixon Research survey conducted Oct. 4-6 that had Sink, [...]


Oct 8 2010

Is Rick Scott Married?

Rick Scott, the tea party-courting health-care executive with the Solantic Corp., is the Republican nominee for governor in the state of Florida. He is running against Democratic nominee Alex Sink. As part of Politics Daily’s series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. [...]


Oct 8 2010

How Old Is Rick Scott?

Rick Scott, the tea party-courting health-care executive with the Solantic Corp.,. is the Republican nominee for governor in the state of Florida. He is running against Democratic nominee Alex Sink. As part of Politics Daily’s series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. [...]


Sep 24 2010

Democrat Alex Sink Leads GOP’s Rick Scott in Florida Governor’s Race

Democrat Alex Sink is leading Republican Rick Scott by 47 percent to 40 percent in the Florida governor’s race, according to a Mason-Dixon Research poll conducted Sept. 20-22 for Florida newspapers. Two percent prefer some other candidate and 11 percent are undecided. The margin of error is 4 points. Sink, the state’s chief financial officer, [...]


Sep 1 2010

Jeb Bush: ‘Your Dreams Will Come True With Rick Scott as Governor’

When Republican Bill McCollum refused to concede the Florida gubernatorial election to Rick Scott on primary election night, many were worried the division would hurt Republican chances in November. But a GOP “unity event” seems to have made that less likely. As Abel Harding reported: One of the stars of the show was former Gov. [...]


Aug 28 2010

GOP’s Rick Scott Starts Out with Small Lead in Florida Governor’s Race

Newly minted Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Scott starts out the Florida general election contest leading Democrat Alex Sink by 41 percent to 36 percent with 8 percent for third-party candidate Lawton “Bud” Chiles, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Aug. 25. Five percent prefer some other candidate and 9 percent are undecided. The margin [...]