[UPDATE: Rick Scott DENIES] – Guess who wants to run for president now?!?

by The Right Scoop

Earlier today we heard that Rep. Hurd is running for president on the GOP side. I didn’t post it because…why?

Now we learn that Senator Rick Scott is also considering a run for president:

Here’s more:

Senator Rick Scott of Florida is considering a late entry into the Republican presidential primary race, a move that would make him the latest high-profile Florida Republican to try to wrest the nomination from Donald J. Trump, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

Should he enter the race, Mr. Scott, Florida’s former governor, would be challenging both the front-runner, Mr. Trump, as well as the distant-second rival, Ron DeSantis, the state’s current governor. Mr. Scott would also join Mr. Trump, Mr. DeSantis and Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami as the fourth Republican presidential candidate from Florida. Mr. DeSantis in particular could see his support erode further if Mr. Scott adds to an already crowded field of Trump alternatives.

For Mr. Scott, who is 70 years old and wealthy enough that he can fund his own candidacy, the campaign could be the last chance he has to make a bid for the White House, a run he has long shown interest in. Should a Republican unseat President Biden in the 2024 election, it would be difficult for Mr. Scott or anyone else in the party to challenge that new president during a re-election effort four years later.

But running for president would be a dramatic shift for Mr. Scott, who announced earlier this year that he would seek a second six-year term in the Senate in 2024 instead of a national campaign.

Mr. Scott’s senior adviser, Chris Hartline, said in a statement to The New York Times: “It’s flattering that some have mentioned the possibility of Senator Scott running for President, but as he’s said many times, he’s running for re-election to the Senate.”

It’s 2016 all over again. We’re fast approaching the number of candidates we had then and it’s only going to hurt everyone but Trump. It’s also going to make the debates much less interesting when so many people have to weigh in on issues.

And honestly, I just don’t think Scott has much of a chance or winning. The only one I think who possibly could beat Trump is DeSantis. But I guess we’ll see. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

UPDATE: Rick Scott denies:


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