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Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate, 2010
On April 9, 2010, Rick Scott announced his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for Governor of Florida in the 2010 election. Susie Wiles, former communications chief to Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, serves as his campaign manager. Tony Fabrizio is his chief pollster. It was reported on May 7 that Scott's campaign has already spent $4.7 million on television and radio ads. Scott's first video advertisement was released to YouTube on April 13.

Republican primary opponent Bill McCollum has made an issue of Scott's role at Columbia/HCA. Scott has countered that the FBI never targeted him, and Marc Caputo of Miami Herald contended that a 1998 bill sponsored by McCollum would have made it more difficult to prosecute Medicare fraud cases, and is counter to his current view and allegation.

A telephone survey of likely voters in Florida conducted by Rasmussen on June 7 indicate that, in a matchup with potential Democratic nominee Alex Sink, Scott leads 45 percent to 40 percent. A June 10 Quinnipiac poll showed Scott with a 13-point lead over McCollum.