.MaddowBlog: Sen. Rick Scott’s 2021 got off to a rough start. By most measures, the Florida Republican’s 2022 is worse.
We now know, of course, that Scott did not step down. Whether Republicans would’ve been better off if he had resigned is a separate matter. National JournalA good rule for lawmakers who head campaign committees is to follow the Hippocratic oath of politics: First, do no harm.
But on every other front, Scott has run into problems of his own making, and he certainly hasn't"stayed away from controversy."Scott unveiled a highly provocative policy blueprint, in defiance of other party leaders’ wishes, which included on millions of lower-income Americans. In the process, he handed Democrats a target and an opportunity to go on the offensive.Scott appears to beadded, “Republican strategists are flummoxed that the chairman would clumsily insert himself into the campaign conversation when his main job is to be a team player and do whatever it takes to help Republican candidates running for office.”
To the extent that Scott’s recent moves are part of an effort to lay the groundwork for a national campaign, he probably shouldn’t expect too many endorsements from his fellow GOP senators.
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