Scott (FL) 527 group nets nearly $1 million in six days

[RockaFowler]

http://floridaindependent.com/8967/rick-scott-527-group-nets-nearly-1-million-in-six-days

The 527 group associated with Rick Scott’s campaign for governor, Let’s Get to Work, netted $906,000 in campaign contributions from individuals, other committees and companies between Sept. 16 and Sept. 21, according to disclosures on the group’s website posted Tuesday. Many of the donors had previously donated to Scott’s primary opponent, Bill McCollum. Five of the donations ran to six figures.

Rick Scott, who almost exclusively self-funded himself during the primary to the tune of about $50 million, is now getting large contributions from vested state interests that he attacked his primary opponent, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, for receiving in the primary. Just before the Aug. 24 primary, Scott ran an ad listing the donations that McCollum’s committee received and said that he was “for rent.”

Though Scott has made it clear for weeks that he would not continue to self-fund through the general election and has met with lobbyists in Tallahassee, these donations represent the clearest information thus far that Scott has the support from vested state interests. An individual, committee or corporation may donate unlimited amounts to a 527 group, provided that the contributions are disclosed.



You sir are a liar and a thief. I'm so glad that Alex Sink is now blasting him in her ads.

[Dappleganger]

1. Even Bill McCollum is backing up Sink

wrt: the state pension fund.

Scott is such a snake and there are a lot of people who know it but will vote for him anyway because he is against anything the president does. I can't wait until the debate on Oct. 25, where Alex is going to SINK Scott!

[Winterblues]

2. So basically five people gave him all that money...

I guess there is no such thing as campaign finance laws...