Scott, Crist Campaigns Have Cash to Spend

By News Service of Florida

The campaigns of Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist each entered the final month of the gubernatorial race with millions of dollars available to spend, newly filed finance reports show. As of Oct. 3, the Scott campaign had raised $9,171,288, while spending $2,891,464, leaving it with nearly $6.3 million. The Crist campaign, meanwhile, had raised $8,587,405, while spending $4,610,536, leaving it with nearly $4 million, the reports filed Friday show. Those totals also don't include money raised by two political committees --- Scott's "Let's Get to Work" and "Charlie Crist for Florida" --- that play pivotal roles in the campaign. As of Oct. 3, "Let's Get to Work" had raised $41,597,277, while spending $39,770,527. The Crist-backing committee had raised $22,702,031, while spending $20,561,633, the reports show.