Scott Claims 95K “Illegal” Votes Against Him In 2018

Florida Politics reports:

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott promised the National Republican Senatorial Committee will help defend so-called “election integrity” laws in Florida and elsewhere. He also accuses Democratic election officials of trying to illegally count too many ballots in counties favoring his opponent in Florida’s 2018 Senate race.

He made the public commitment to Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel during an episode of her “Real America” podcast released Tuesday morning.

”They found 95,000 votes illegally after Election Night and they tried to count them all,” he said. “Those votes weren’t for me. Shocking.” Both Broward and Palm Beach are heavily Democratic counties. While Scott sued over alleged misconduct, no nefarious acts were proven in court.

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