Rick Scott speaks during the Road to Majority convention at Gaylord Palms Resort& Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida, on June 18, 2021. - Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS
MIAMI — Florida Democrats are girding to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott next year. The one thing missing so far: an established candidate. Democratic Party leaders in both Florida and Washington, D.C., have started reaching out to potential candidates in an effort to gauge their interest in a Senate run. While no major challenger has stepped up to the plate, at least a few prominent Democrats have expressed interest in the race. Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who lost reelection in a key South Florida House to Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez in 2020, acknowledged during the F...
