Sink Camp Responds to Scott's GOP South Florida Endorsements

The campaign team of Democratic gubernatorial candidate state CFO Alex Sink responded to three Republican Latino members of Congress endorsing her Republican opponent on Monday.

"This is yet another illustration of divisive partisan politics," said Kyra Jennings, a spokeswoman for Sink. "Republicans are desperate to salvage their power and save their own jobs. This has nothing to do with what's in the best interest of Floridians and who will do best by them."

The Sink camp brought out Miami-Dade School Board member Raquel Regalado, a Cuban-American Republican who is backing Sink.

"As a Republican I have been very proud of our elected Washington officials, in fact I consider them my friends," said Regalado. "However, given the critical state of our public education I am disappointed by their support of Rick Scott. As elected officials, we need to look beyond party lines and do what is best for Florida and its future.We need to choose a governor based on what is best for our schools and for the revitalization of our economy. Rick Scott's plan will devastate our public education, and therefore supporting him puts the future of Florida's children at risk.

So why so much fuss over three Republican members of Congress backing the Republican gubernatorial candidate?

While Scott defeated Attorney General Bill McCollum in the primary, he did not do well in South Florida. For example, in Miami-Dade, McCollum won 61.3 percent of the vote while Scott took 32.5 percent. McCollum also beat Scott in Broward County by 5 percent. Sink is looking to hit Scott where he is the most vulnerable -- in voter-rich South Florida.