Rick Scott and Alex Sink Exchange Shots on Unemployment

Both of the major candidates for governor threw jabs at each other on Friday. Responding to a statement from Republican candidate Rick Scott blaming the Obama administration for rising unemployment across the nation, state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic nominee in the race, said that if Scott is so concerned with national issues, he should run for federal office.

This prompted a sharp response from Scotts team.

Alex Sink likes to tell reporters that by focusing on the policies she supports that Rick Scott should be running for 'Senate or president.' News flash Alex Sink 1,086,000 Floridians are out of work, unemployment is 11.7 percent in Florida, 46 percent of homeowners are underwater on mortgages, jobs are the No. 1 issue in this race, said Jennifer Baker, a spokeswoman for Scott. This campaign is and will be all about your support for the Obamacrat agenda that has given us higher taxes, more debt, and continual job losses underlined by the additional 54,000 jobs that were lost today. Rick Scott is the only candidate with a proven track record of creating jobs and has a specific plan to create 700,000 jobs in Florida.