#Sayfie Snapshot - August 25, 2015

Today's Hits and Bits in Florida politics

Hot Click

Lottery secretary missed work, racked up travel bills, via Matt Dixon of Politico Florida.

Twitter Trending

@FloridaGOP: Florida has created 917,400 new private-sector jobs since Dec. 2010. It’s working under #GOPleadership in the Sunshine State! #sayfie

Quotable

"You have 40 self-interested actors now, all with seats at the table, all with leadership ambitions, with their political careers on the line --- in terms of the number of years they might be able to stay here, whether they would have to face opposition from another sitting member of the Senate, whether their district would be strengthened or weakened relative to their own political popularity back home --- I mean, it's going to be infinitely more difficult."

- Sen. Tom Lee, on how difficult it will be for the legislature to redraw Senate districts.

Statworthy

45%. For the first time, the Q-Poll shows Rick Scott with a positive approval spread among Floridians, 45% approving of his job performance to 44% disapproving. Scott's numbers are better than President Obama's, as only 41% in Florida currently approve of the job Obama is doing.