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Adam Putnam Can’t Name One Issue Where He Disagrees With Trump

Miami Herald: ‘Putnam punted when asked if he disagrees with any actions by Trump.’ Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam refuses to distance himself from President Trump. Even with constant chaos roiling the White House, Putnam could not tell reporters yesterday one thing he disagreed with President Trump on. The Miami Herald reported that, “Putnam punted…

Amid Cloud of Ethics Concerns, Putnam Enters the Race for Florida Gov

Multiple violations tarnish Putnam campaign announcement This morning, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam kicked off his gubernatorial campaign amid a swirling cloud of ethics problems. In recent months, Putnam’s campaign exhibited a disturbing pattern of behavior, likely violating multiple campaign finance laws. First, the Miami Herald detailed how Putnam failed to disclose information about the…

DGA Files Complaint in Florida Against Adam Putnam’s Committee

DGA Calls For Investigation Into Florida Agriculture Commissioner’s Political Spending  Today, Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Elisabeth Pearson filed a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission calling for an investigation into Florida Grown PC, a political committee associated with Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. A Miami Herald report and public records show the committee has repeatedly…

Controversy Swirling Around Putnam’s Political Spending

DGA Statement on Gov. Rick Scott’s Double Flip Flop

  Washington, D.C. – Rick Scott opposed Medicaid expansion in 2010, before he supported it during the 2014 reelection campaign. Today, Rick Scott announced that he’s reversed his position again. This decision will mean that 800,000 Floridians will be denied access to affordable healthcare. Today, Jared Leopold, communications director of the Democratic Governors Association, released the following statement…

Scott will use his fraud $$ to try and buy reelection

Back in 2012, Rick Scott said that he wouldn’t have to self-fund in order to win reelection. But after spending roughly $60 million – mainly on false, personal attack ads –  he finds himself trapped in the low-40s and behind in a tight race against Charlie Crist. So now, the governor is changing his tune. The Miami…

DGA Statement on Rick Scott Pleading The Political Fifth In Tonight's Debate

WASHINGTON, DC—Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Colm O’Comartun tonight issued the following statement regarding Rick Scott pleading the political Fifth in tonight’s debate: “For seven long minutes tonight, Rick Scott hid behind the stage rather than take responsibility for his record. It was the political equivalent of pleading the Fifth Amendment, but that should come…

DGA Statement on the Florida Gubernatorial Primaries

“Rick Scott just can’t be trusted to fight for the people of Florida. As a corporate executive, he oversaw massive Medicare fraud that resulted in the largest fine in the history of the country at the time and pled the Fifth 75 times to avoid incriminating himself. As governor, he slashed K-12 education by $1.3…

Civil war, utter dysfunction destroying Rick Scott's weak reelection chances

After days of headlines about the racist jokes and campaign dysfunction that led to the resignation of Rick Scott’s Finance Chair, tonight brings new revelations that the Scott campaign is plagued by “paranoia,” an organization that is “90 percent behind plan,” and the likelihood that amid miserable poll numbers and a chaotic reelection effort, donors…

Rick Scott's Campaign in Chaos: Finance Chair's Sudden Departure Shuts Down Press Conference

This morning, Rick Scott’s campaign shut down a press conference amid harsh questioning about Finance Co-Chair Mike Fernandez’s sudden departure and what the Miami Herald has dubbed the “Mexican-accent controversy.” The event was designed to announce the campaign’s newest attack ad, but instead served only to highlight Scott’s miserable record on issues important to Hispanic voters.…