Scott to help Boca Raton Republicans raise money
by John Kennedy | May 7th, 2012Rick Scott will be the featured speaker next week at a Boca Raton Republican Club fund-raiser, underscoring the political crosswinds buffeting the governor these days.
Polls show Scott remains unpopular with most Floridians – a position Florida Democrats hope to exploit in coming weeks by tying the governor to presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The state GOP poured almost $1 million into TV advertising the past six weeks, trying to bolster the governor’s image.
But narrow the audience to just Republicans — and Scott’s holding his own. He even draws praise for attending plenty of state GOP events, like the $50-per-person fund-raiser planned the evening of May 15 at the Marriott at Boca Center.
Palm Beach County Republican Chairman Sid Dinerstein told the Post for a Sunday story on Scott’s political standing that Democrats will be mistaken if they think he’ll hurt Romney in the state. Dinerstein said Scott’s draw among Republicans was evident at last weekend’s state GOP meeting in Tampa, where the governor drew a standing ovation that refused to quit.
“He couldn’t get people to sit down,” Dinerstein said. “They love him. He’s done the Lincoln Day dinners. He’s been a partner in our fundraising. If the Democrats want to use him against Romney, I say bring it on.”
May 7th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
If you want some evidence that Republicans put lying politicians above the good of the country…
HERE IT IS RIGHT HERE IN THIS ARTICLE.
May 9th, 2012 at 9:44 am
Governor Scott has my vote.
The poor decision making by democrats in Palm Beach County has caused the County to be known by the moniker: “Corruption County”.
Time for a change over.
May 9th, 2012 at 10:02 am
I would not vote for Scott if he were the only choice on the ballot. If Scott THINKS he is helping Romney, he is mistaken.
May 10th, 2012 at 9:26 am
Don’t you see the irony of proclaiming your vote for Rick Scott and decrying corruption?
You ARE aware that the hospital chain he was CEO of was hit with $2 BILLION in civil fraud penalties for SCAMMING MEDICARE.
You DO know that right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Scott#Columbia.2FHCA_fraud_case_details
May 11th, 2012 at 6:42 am
If this is what the GOP reaches out for as a speaker, It reminds me why I wouldn’t vote republican for dogcatcher. Ethical concerns mean nothing to this group because they’d need a dictionary to know what ethics means.