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Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks to protesters on Thursday, July 18, 2013, in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. He told the demonstrators that he will not ask lawmakers to revamp the state's self-defense laws. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

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A police officer shuts the doors to Florida Gov. Rick Scott's office at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, as protesters chant in the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. The sit-in at Mr. Scott's office was organized by Dream Defenders in response to the not-guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has argued that the Medicaid expansion is the right thing to do, morally and economically, placing him at odds with some right-leaning politicians in his state. (associated press)

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** FILE ** This June 28, 2012, file photo shows Florida Gov. Rick Scott in Tallahassee, Fla. From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law. One of the most visible opponents of Obama's overhaul, Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott, now says: "if I can get to yes, I want to get to yes." (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

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Illustration Gov. Rick Scott by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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Steve MacNamara, the chief of staff for Florida Gov. Rick Scott, wrote a resignation letter Saturday amid news stories examining his job performance and handling of contracts. (Florida Governor's Office via Associated Press)

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, knows that voters in the counties in the Interstate 4 corridor are important in presidential and statewide races. "I think its about 52 percent of the vote," he said. "You need to win it." (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the keynote speaker at a Florida Republican Party Presidency 5 convention, delivers a speech on Sept. 24, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (Associated Press)

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After less than five months in office, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has fallen from favor among Floridians overall, a new poll found. A majority of Republicans still support him. (Associated Press)