AIF Backs Both Bill McCollum and Rick Scott

On Wednesday, the Associated Industries of Florida PAC endorsed both of the leading Republican candidates for governor, offering praise to both health-care executive Rick Scott and Attorney General Bill McCollum.

AIF endorsements are always based on the simple premise that the candidates endorsed are the ones whose philosophy, like ours, is for a strong and vibrant free-enterprise system, said Barney Bishop, AIF president and CEO.

Ultimately, the board chose to endorse both candidates because we believe that either one would be generally supportive of our positions, continued Bishop. Thus, AIF is sending a message to our members and to the business community at large that either of these two men would be good governors for the state of Florida.