State CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate for governor, and the Florida Police Benevolent Association have been teeing off on Republican nominee Rick Scott during the past week -- attacking Scott over the airwaves and in the press. On Monday, the Scott team stressed that law enforcement officials were backing their candidate, with Scott campaigning with 11 sheriffs including John Rutherford of Duval County and Bob White of Pasco County.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has been a vocal supporter of Daniel Webster, the longtime Republican leader in the Legislature who is now running against vulnerable Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson. On Monday, Huckabee --who moved to Florida earlier in this year and might be gearing up for another shot at the Republican presidential nomination come 2012 --sent an e-mail to his supporters asking them to continue to back Webster with financial contributions.

Republican attorney general candidate Pam Bondi, a former assistant state attorney, played up her crime-fighting credentials on Monday.

The campaign team of state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, took aim at Republican rival Rick Scott, launching a new two-minute attack ad that will run on Tampa Bay television starting on Wednesday.

With President Barack Obama headed to South Florida on Monday and cutting a new radio ad for U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate race, the campaign team of Republican candidate Marco Rubio --the front-runner in the race --also looked to tie Meek to the increasingly unpopular president.

A poll released Monday from Rasmussen Reports shows the gubernatorial race remains close. The poll has Republican nominee Rick Scott at 50 percent and state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate, at 47 percent.

This is the first poll that has the Republican reaching the 50 percent mark.A poll released last week showed Scott leading by 5 points.

Looking for more proof that U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate race, is not pulling out of the contest to back Gov. Charlie Crist who is running without party affiliation? Look no further than the radio spot that the Meek campaign launched on Monday featuring the endorsement of President Barack Obama.

Late last week, the campaign team of U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate race, launched a new website focusing on Republican front-runner Marco Rubio. His campaign doubled down on their attacks on Rubio on Sunday.

Republican U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis was honored late last week by U.S. English, a group looking to make English the official language of the nation, for his efforts on their issues. The group gave Bilirakis an An in English for supporting them on the national language issue.

Gov. Charlie Crist threw the opening pitch for game two of the ALDS game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers. Probably not his finest athletic moment.