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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP Senate candidate Rick Scott: ' Sen. Nelson is clearly trying to commit fraud' to win election
Florida Republican Senate candidate Rick Scott on Sunday directly accused his Democratic opponent, incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, of being a "sore loser" who is "clearly trying to commit fraud to win this election," one day after the Florida Secretary of State announced recounts in the state's Senate and gubernatorial contests as votes continue to be reported.
Speaking to "Fox News Sunday," Scott's comments marked a significant escalation of his rhetoric against Nelson, just days after he filed two bombshell lawsuits against election officials in two Democratic strongholds in Florida and flagged them for engaging in potentially "rampant fraud."
In their lawsuit against Broward County, Scott and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) allege that officials there are hiding critical information about the number of votes cast and counted.
At an emergency court hearing on Friday, state Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips ruled there has been a violation of the Florida Constitution, as well as the states public records act, by Broward officials who had not turned over requested records.
"We have very specific laws in the state to try to prevent fraud," Scott, the incumbent Florida governor, told host Chris Wallace. "We had to go to court to force the supervisor of elections in Palm Beach County and Broward County to comply with the law, which is there to prevent fraud."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-senate-candidate-rick-scott-sen-nelson-is-clearly-trying-to-commit-fraud-to-win-election/ar-BBPzUdR?li=BBnb7Kz
How so you bald shit for brains? Nelson isn't involved in state government. You on the other hand are.
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former9thward
(32,082 posts)She has been elected to her job the last 4 elections as a Democrat.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/elections/who-is-brenda-snipes-the-broward-county-supervisor-of-elections/67-612946611
Doodley
(9,129 posts)drray23
(7,637 posts)This is the kind of stuff that happens in some of the unstable african countries where they have fledging democracies and the vote is contested every time by the losing party, sometimes by riots and military coups.. Apparently, its now fine to claim election fraud every time you lose. Its one thing to ask for recounts like our candidates are doing, its another to pretty much insinuate that if you lose, its rigged. It could quickly degenerate in violent riots.