Race of the day: Alex Sink vs. Rick Scott for Florida governor
A deep-pocketed and scandal-tainted former CEO is running slightly ahead of Florida's CFO in the race to become that state's next governor
| Name & Party: |  DEMOCRAT Alex Sink | REPUBLICAN Rick Scott |
| Basic Info: | Fla.'s chief financial officer Age: 62 | Former health-care CEO Age: 57 |
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| Polling At: | 47% | 41% |
| Campaign Chest: | $9 million | $500,000 |
| Key Quote: | "Regulation is killing jobs." | "[Sink]'s an Obama liberal." |
| Petty Controversy: | Accused of making extra stops on an official state aircraft to pick up and drop off family members | Hired a former RNC chief of staff implicated in that organization's "lesbian bondage" scandal |
| Wild card: | When Scott was CEO of health-care giant Columbia/HCA the company was massively overbilling Medicare, leading to a $1.7 billion fine; as a result, the national GOP has been wary of embracing his candidacy | |
| Dueling Ads: | "Difference": Sink says that while Rick Scott is busy attacking Obama, she'll focus on Florida's challenges | "Obama's Mosque": Scott argues that "Ground Zero" is an inappropriate place for a mosque |
Alex Sink's "Difference":
Rick Scott's "Obama's Mosque":
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