Rick Scott Beats Bill McCollum With Guns and Immigration

Rick Scott turned up the heat on Bill McCollum this afternoon, blasting his GOP gubernatorial rival for appearing soft on guns and immigration.

Scott quickly applauded today's U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Second Amendment case, saying, "I join with the my fellow conservatives in Florida and across the country in applauding the Supreme Court ruling that blocks the government from infringing on the rights of citizens to own handguns.Today is truly historic for those of us who cherish our constitutional right to own guns.

And before McCollum's camp could generate its response, Scott hammered the AG for "flip-flopping" on the Arizona immigration law -- another hot-button issue for Republicans and conservatives.

"After polling shows 82 percent support for Arizonas immigration law, McCollum has gone from constantly changing his position to allegedly drafting a Florida version of the Arizona law," said Scott spokeswoman Jennifer Baker.

"It is ridiculous; if polls showed that Rick Scott was winning because he is bald, Bill McCollum would shave his head," Baker nudged. To illustrate their point, Team Scott released this diagram.