• Marco Rubio sticks to things he believes in. Stuff like… early bedtimes!
  • Rubio also stands for supporting those who are currently dependent on Social Security, such as his 80-year-old mother. Which is why he is breaking with his party to support a proposal that would give seniors, who won’t receive a cost-of-living adjustment through the program this year, an extra $250 check.
  • A new poll shows GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott leading Democrat Alex Sink 44-41.
  • The St. Petersburg Times reports from Scott’s Missouri hometown: “You’ve probably heard the campaign line: Rick Scott, son of a trucker and a JCPenney clerk, sold TV Guide, slung newspapers, cleaned phone booths, stocked groceries. … His story checks out. Even the Eagle Scout bit.”
  • It’s the same story told by Scott’s mom in a new radio ad: “I taught Rick the importance of integrity and good values, and sometimes I used a yardstick to do it.”
  • Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, who was vanquished by Scott after a bitter primary battle, finally swallows his pride and endorses his former foe: “Our state needs conservative leaders who will grow our economy and create jobs. We need merit pay and an end to teacher tenure in our public schools, major litigation reform, smaller government, low taxes and a repeal of Obamacare.” Some speculate it may have had something to do with a recent ruling giving McCollum the OK to lobby the governor’s office once his term expires.
  • Florida Democrats made headlines in September when they accidentally included Allen West’s Social Security number in a mailer sent to voters. Now, a third-party electioneering committee has released the personal cell phone number for 25th-district Democratic candidate Joe Garcia, and sent campaign material which urges voters to call him.
  • Steve Southerland, a GOP candidate in the 2nd district, has announced an endorsement from America’s most decorated living serviceman, Colonel Bud Day, “who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1976, served America in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. … Colonel Day became a POW during the Vietnam War after his plane was shot down in enemy territory. He spent more than five years in a Hanoi POW camp and, at one point, shared a cell with then-future Sen. John McCain, who later recognized Colonel Day as ‘the toughest man I have ever known.’”
  • Finally, Peg Dunmire, a third-party candidate running against Rep. Alan Grayson and Dan Webster in the 8th district, now has a theme song. Here’s the first verse, courtesy the Orlando Sentinel:
Hey Grayson and you Webster go find a new career A message from Peg Dunmire that your end is near ‘Cause both you boys you seem to need adult supervision Now we know just what you are Career Politicians
  • Hey, it worked for state house candidate Mike Weinstein: