Rick Scott To Spend $10 Million On Tightening Race

October 3, 2024 Politics, Republicans

Republican Sen. Rick Scott is set to place roughly $10 million in new TV ads in the homestretch of a Florida Senate race that he is widely seen as leading but that Democrats have continued to make noise in.

The Scott TV buy, first shared with NBC News, will focus mostly on the Tampa, Orlando and Miami media markets, with spot buys in other parts of the state, according to campaign advisers.

He is running against former Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who has been massively outspent but is getting some national help from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in the race’s final weeks. The DSCC has pledged a “multimillion” dollar effort to help Mucarsel-Powell.

Read the full article. A poll released on Monday shows Scott only +1, but the average shows him around +5.

Florida Senate Polling:

Scott (R): 45%
Mucarsel-Powell (D): 44%

Victory Polling / Sept 25, 2024 / n=600 pic.twitter.com/klSpjo1pZJ

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