McCollum refusing to back (FL GOP Gov. candidate) Scott, cites qualms

Citing concerns about honesty, Bill McCollum refuses to support Rick Scott, who won the GOP nomination for governor.

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"Bill McCollum doesn't forget easily.

Two days after he lost the Republican nomination for governor, McCollum still refuses to support winner Rick Scott, and continues to raise questions about his former rival's character.

In his first public appearance since conceding the race, McCollum said Thursday that he called Scott to ``congratulate him and wish him well.'' But he didn't bury the hatchet in one of the nastiest primary's in state history.

"I still have serious questions about issues of his character, his integrity, his honestly -- things that go back to Columbia/HCA,'' McCollum said, referring to Scott's former hospital chain, which paid a $1.7 billion fine after a federal criminal investigation. ``As other voters will do, I will judge him throughout this campaign.''

The attorney general's remarks put a serious dent in the message of party unity and reopened a vulnerability Democratic candidate Alex Sink is likely to exploit in the general election."

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/26/1794361/mccollum-refusing-to-back-scott.html#ixzz0xnPQWJkm

multiple ads yesterday.

And he has a ton of money to bombard the airwaves for the next 3 months.

Her poll numbers are without virtually any advertising

What a pair.