Rick Scott Tag

Sen. Scott on Biden’s Handling of Afghanistan: ‘Has Time Come to Exercise’ the 25th Amendment

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 16, 2021 60 Comments

"Is Joe Biden capable of discharging the duties of his office or has time come to exercise the provisions of the 25th Amendment?"...

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Brenda Snipes to get her day in court on January 7, 2019

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 21, 2018 9 Comments

You remember Brenda Snipes, the Broward County Elections Supervisor who provided plenty of drama in the Florida Governor and Senate races. She came under such withering criticism that soon after the recount was done she submitted her resignation effective January 4, 2019, and seemed destined to ride off into the Florida sunset with her $130,000 annual pension.

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Brenda Snipes sues for reinstatement as Broward Co. Elections Supervisor, seeks emergency injunction

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 18, 2018 27 Comments

Brenda Snipes, who resigned as Broward County Elections Supervisor effective January 4, 2019, then purported to rescind the resignation after Florida Governor and Senator-Elect Rick Scott removed her from office, has filed a lawsuit in federal court in the Northern District of Florida seeking reinstatement.

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Brenda Snipes: On second thought, I’m not resigning as Broward Co. Election Supervisor

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 01, 2018 58 Comments

I'm so old, I remember when Brenda Snipes, the controversial and disgraced Broward County Supervisor of Elections resigned after a firestorm of controversy over her handling of ballot counting in the 2018 midterms. The resignation was effective January 4, 2019, the day after Republican Rick Scott's term as Governor was to end and he was to move on to the U.S. Senate, having defeated Bill Nelson.

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Brenda Snipes resigned effective next January 4, but Rick Scott just preemptively suspended her

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 30, 2018 17 Comments

Brenda Snipes, the Broward County Election Supervisor, is credited with making Florida ballot counting a joke, once again. Republican Governor Rick Scott won the Senate race despite all the problems in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, where Bill Nelson closed the gap significantly after election day. Republican Ron DeSantis held off Andrew Gillum's post-election day surge as well, though it wasn't as close.

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Brenda Snipes: Racism “Probably” A Factor In Public Criticism

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 17, 2018 42 Comments

As the 2018 midterm election fiasco continues to unfold in Florida, leftstream media and Democrats contend that criticism of Broward County Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes is rooted in racism. Because of course.

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Florida Recount: Judge Rules in Two Challenges, Broward County Finishes Manual Recount

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 16, 2018 6 Comments

The drama continues in Florida! A judge has ruled in two legal challenges while Republican Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott claimed that Broward County intentionally missed the deadline and caused him to lose almost 800 votes. Broward County started its manual recount at 8AM ET and managed to finish it at 10AM ET.

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Florida Recount: ‘Bill Nelson Needs a Miracle’ to Beat Rick Scott

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 15, 2018 16 Comments

Marc Caputo at Politico penned a piece last night that has some harsh realities for incumbent Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson as the recount in Florida continues. Despite all the lawsuits Nelson has filed, experts believe he will come up short to Republican Governor Rick Scott.

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Insults and Accusations Fly in Florida Recount

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 11, 2018 22 Comments

As the mandatory recount kicks off in Florida, insults and accusations fly between Democrats and Republicans. As of Sunday morning, Governor Rick Scott (R) leads Senator Bill Nelson (D) by 12,562 votes (by 0.15%) in the Senate race.  Representative Ron DeSantis (R) leads Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum by 33,684 votes (by  0.41%)) in the gubernatorial race.

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It’s never over

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 09, 2018 63 Comments

It's never over. During my time in private law practice, time and time again I saw cases that were lost converted into wins at the last second when the 'winning' attorney wasn't paying attention.

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Florida Senate Race heads to Recount

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 07, 2018 3 Comments

Deadline is November 10....

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Ted Cruz defeats Beto, REPUBLICANS HOLD THE SENATE (Update: McCaskill and Nelson defeated also)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2018 40 Comments

Ted Cruz is projected to defeat Beto O'Rourke, the cool kid on the Democrats' block. National liberal contributed over $70 million to Beto. Down the drain.

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