On 2024-03-05, Senator Rick Scott, a vocal critic of Mitch McConnell, met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, amidst rumors of considering a Senate GOP leadership role. Following his failed bid to challenge McConnell post-2022 midterms, Scott has left the door open for a leadership position, focusing on policy over personality. A new poll, conducted with 790 voters from 2/29-3/1, shows Scott narrowly leading Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 44% to 41% in the Florida Senate race, with a 34% approval and 44% disapproval rating. The entire Florida GOP Congressional Delegation has endorsed Scott for re-election, and discussions about him potentially becoming the next Senate Minority Leader are circulating. Matt Gaetz has also fully supported Scott's re-election, crediting him for making Florida the top state for military families.
.@mattgaetz expresses full support for @SenRickScott 's reelection, credits him for Florida's current successes "Senator Scott made sure that Florida was the #1 state in the country for military families." READ MORE : https://t.co/Z6HxfTl9aC #Flpol #Florida https://t.co/aDi0jGcgJi
It's true. I think @SenRickScott would be an excellent Republican Senate Leader https://t.co/TgY3ieC1AL
.@SenRickScott News Conference on Senate GOP Leadership – LIVE https://t.co/w8pwhnss3C
In Rick Scott, the MAGA wing of the Republican Party may have found their man to replace Mitch McConnell. https://t.co/t3UoLjMXyc
Will @SenRickScott become the next Senate Minority Leader? Delegation for 3.5.24: New leadership — leverage — IVF dissent — spaced out — MadSoul @jacobogles, @AnneBoca & @GabrielleRusson (1st time in Delegation!) report https://t.co/IJXH4iQBlT #FlaPol
Will @SenRickScott become the next Senate Minority Leader? Delegation for 3.5.24: New leadership — leverage — IVF dissent — spaced out — MadSoul
Could Rick Scott become Senate Minority Leader? Delegation for 3.5.24: New leadership — leverage — IVF dissent — spaced out — MadSoul @JacobOgles @AnneBoca & @GabrielleRusson (first time in Delegation!) https://t.co/3rTLJVKnW2 #FlaPol
EXCLUSIVE: Full Florida GOP Congressional Delegation Endorses Sen. Rick Scott For Re-Election Read more here first for @DailyCaller: https://t.co/KDfwiNPlYp
#NEW Senate Poll - Florida (D) 🔴 Rick Scott 44% (+3) 🔵 Powell 41% @emilyslist (D) - 790 A - 3/1 https://t.co/800RcgrFJn
Matt Gaetz has more political acumen than the last two Florida governors combined. If Florida continues its drift hard right, it would be almost impossible for him to lose a primary, and once that happens, it’s Governor @mattgaetz. I don’t like it, but it’s true.
2024 Florida Senate GE: Rick Scott (R-Inc) 44% (+3) Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) 41% .@ppppolls/@emilyslis (D), 790 Voters, 2/29-3/1 https://t.co/48uS75000c
📊 Florida Senate: @ppppolls 🟥 Rick Scott (R-inc): 44% (+3) 🟦 Mucarsel-Powell (D): 41% — Scott Job Approval: 34-44 (-10) Scott fav/unfav: 34-48 (-14) — @emilyslist (D) | n=790 | 2/29-3/1 https://t.co/98UCOFwO1Z https://t.co/P4sQjyo3wf
Rick Scott Sits Down With Trump As He Mulls Entering Race To Succeed Mitch McConnell https://t.co/5dHWNt6JbC
NEW POLL: Florida Senator Rick Scott is narrowly leading Democrat challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell by 3 points, according to the poll. The poll also showed Scott with a 34 percent approval rating, compared to a 44 percent disapproval rating. https://t.co/fKkn2VZT7o
GOP FL Sen Scott to make announcement related to Senate leadership plans today
Rick Scott meets with Trump amid rumors of possible Senate GOP leader run https://t.co/p8uYaUnBjp https://t.co/JqmSdHsPpq
2026 Florida Governor — Republican Primary: Matt Gaetz 16% Byron Donalds 13% Ashley Moody 10% Jeannette Nunez 3% Jimmy Patronis 2% Michael Waltz 2% Francisco Suarez 2% Wilton Simpson 1% Undecided 51% Kaplan Strategies, 1,151 LV, 2/27-28 https://t.co/2fzFGeWt2b
Sen. Rick Scott, who lost in a bid to challenge Mitch McConnell after the 2022 midterms, met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago tonight. Scott kept the door open to a leadership bid when I asked him repeatedly last week. “It’s not about a personality,” he told me. “It’s about how… https://t.co/kWEedePDpV
Sen. Rick Scott, one of McConnell’s most vocal critics, with Trump tonight: https://t.co/EgiCSwySOj