Florida Gov. Rick Scott has a good opportunity to rally Republicans behind him -- and he may have an old political foe to thank for it.

Scott won a bloody Republican primary over then-Attorney General Bill McCollum in 2010. While Scott went on to defeat Democratic nominee Alex Sink, who was then serving as state CFO, in the closest gubernatorial election in more than 165 years of Florida statehood, McCollum sulked in his tent, refusing to endorse either of the candidates.

A poll of Florida voters unveiled Wednesday shows that incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is in for a tough fight as he seeks his third term, while Gov. Rick Scott remains upside down in the Sunshine State.

The Quinnipiac poll finds Democrat Nelson taking 41 percent while U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, the favorite to win the Republican primary in August, is right behind him with 40 percent. A Q-poll released last week showed Nelson with a larger lead, taking 43 percent, while Mack followed with 39 percent.

Quinnipiac University released polls of three crucial battleground states on Wednesday -- Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania -- showing President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by single digits, and the Democrat incumbent scoring points in the Sunshine State with his new immigration policy.

The polls show Florida to be the closest state, with Obama taking 45 percent and Romney right behind with 41 percent. Obama also gets 45 percent in Ohio while 39 percent back Romney. In Ohio, Obama takes 47 percent with Romney trailing with 38 percent.

Presidential candidate and former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson is challenging President Barack Obamas bid for a second term from the left -- and he intends to be on the ballot in Florida.

With the Supreme Court of the United States expected to rule Thursday over the constitutionality of the federal health-care law that President Barack Obama signed in 2010, with a poll showing that Americans want the measure repealed, Republicans continue to fire away at it.

As he promotes his new autobiography, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., enjoyed a taste of the national spotlight in recent days and took the opportunity to weigh into a host of political issues.

Before the Supreme Court of the United States gutted much of the Arizona immigration law in a decision released on Monday, Rubio tackled the subject on an appearance on Fox and Friends on Fox News earlier in the day.

Former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, the presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, will be looking to steal a little of the national spotlight away from the Republican convention in Tampa in August as he makes a pitch to supporters of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas.

With Paul not expected to endorse former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, the Johnson camp hopes to make inroads with the maverick Texas congressmans backers.

President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., spoke in Orlando Friday to a meeting of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and offered contrasting visions of how America should deal with immigration.

Obama is leading his presumptive Republican opponent -- former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts -- among Hispanics in the polls. Looking to preserve his lead with that group, Obama took off the gloves to rip into Romney who spoke to NALEO on Thursday.

Having entered the Republican primary late to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, this week former U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon turned up his appeals to social conservatives as he tries to catch GOP front-runner U.S. Rep. Connie Mack.

While Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is not on the ballot in 2012, he remains politically active this election cycle backing candidates in competitive Republican primaries.