Bill McCollum Files for Governor and Blasts Rick Scott

Attorney General Bill McCollum filed to run for governor on Thursday morning and took the gloves off to bash GOP primary rival Rick Scott. McCollum was accompanied by incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, and former Speaker Pro Tempore Dennis Baxley, the founder and former executive director of the Christian Coalition of Florida, who is now running for his old House seat. Baxley ripped into Scotts conservative credentials, especially on abortion.

Bill McCollum is the only candidate in the race with a solid record of conservative leadership and strong values, said Baxley. Unlike his opponent Rick Scott, who has personally profited from the destruction of innocent human life, Bill McCollum has always defended the rights of the unborn and possesses the character Florida needs in its next governor.

I want a governor who I can work with to rebuild Floridas economy, said Baxley. I know Bill McCollum. I know I can trust Bill McCollum. The governorship is not for sale.