Florida Democrats Come Out Swinging at Rick Scott

With the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) attacking former Gov. Charlie Crist in recent days, the Florida Democratic Party struck back on Monday by attacking Gov. Rick Scott. Crist is the favorite to win the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott in November despite having spent most of his political life as a Republican.

Joshua Karp, a spokesman for the Florida Democratic Party, pointed to attacks from the RPOF on Crist, showing the new Democrat wearing a Rolex and riding in a limousine.

This attack is so ridiculous that its just laughable, Karp said. Not only is it blatantly hypocritical for Rick Scott's campaign to attack someones wealth, or lack thereof, their attack completely concedes that Rick Scott is not a man of the people."

Karp noted that Mike Fernandez recently resigned as one of Scotts chief fundraisers with reports of campaign aides doing over-the-top Mexican accents.

What kind of campaign goes out of their way to make the case that their own candidate is out of touch? Clearly one still reeling from the resignations and racism scandal that rocked the campaign last week, Karp continued before turning his fire back to Scott.

Besides having a second roof in storage -- for real, its made of a rare tile -- Rick Scott is the proud owner of two private jets. In 2010, he dumped $70 million of his personal fortune into his campaign, and has pledged to spend a record amount again to buy his way to re-election, Karp said. "If Rick Scotts team wants to argue over which candidate is more in touch with the concerns of Floridas middle class, we more than welcome the fight.