Rick Scott Won't Be Paying for All of His Re-Election Campaign This Time
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Scott massively outspent his opponents in the 2010 campaign. According to one source, he spent about $78 million of his own money in that election. In comparison, his Democratic rival, Alex Sink, only spent $28 million total.
But all the money in the world won't guarantee Scott re-election. He's been plagued by lagging approval numbers practically since he took office in early 2011. Numerous polls have showed that, in retrospect, Floridians would have rather have elected Sink, and early polling show he's incredibly vulnerable in his re-election campaign.
So it's actually surprising that he's already amassed $500,000 in donations, as reported by the AP.
However, it's hard to raise money when it looks like you're going to lose or are at least vulnerable, so we wouldn't be too surprised if Scott once again dips into his own pockets for re-election. Scott backers are betting that the governor's political fortunes may improve if Florida's economy speeds up its painfully slow recovery before 2014.
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