BONITA SPRINGS, FL — Florida Sen. Rick Scott was riding high on election night after handily winning reelection and the state was called early for Donald Trump. But he cut the Florida-focused part of his victory speech short to talk about his next campaign: the Senate leadership race.
After Tuesday’s sweeping wins for Republicans in Florida, Scott’s pitch to the room was that “Florida is the center of the Republican Party of this country,” and who better to lead the Senate party than a Floridian?
“We have a great Republican Party all across this country, we need a Republican Party in D.C.” he told the crowd.