Nelson releases video: 'Rick Scott is trying to stop all the votes from being counted'

Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D) released a video statement Friday accusing his opponent in the state's bitterly fought Senate race, Gov. Rick Scott (R), of attempting to stop election officials from counting the remaining votes yet to be tabulated in two statewide elections.

In the video released Friday afternoon, Nelson accused Scott and other Republicans of attempting to pressure state officials into calling the races early as it appears that both Nelson's race and the Florida gubernatorial contest were headed to recounts.

His statement follows a lawsuit filed Thursday by Scott's campaign accusing the Broward County supervisor of elections of withholding election information from Scott's campaign amid the vote count.

"Clearly, Rick Scott is trying to stop all the votes from being counted and he’s impeding the democratic process. You can see this from his irresponsible, unethical and unprecedented press statement last night that he’s worried and he’s desperate," Nelson said Friday.

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