Rick Scott Has Been Weighing a Presidential Run

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) “is considering a late entry into the Republican presidential primary race, a move that would make him the latest high-profile Florida Republican to try to wrest the nomination from Donald Trump,” the New York Times reports.

“Should he enter the race, Mr. Scott, Florida’s former governor, would be challenging both the front-runner, Mr. Trump, as well as the distant-second rival, Ron DeSantis, the state’s current governor. Mr. Scott would also join Mr. Trump, Mr. DeSantis and Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami as the fourth Republican presidential candidate from Florida.”

Playbook: “If he does jump into the presidential race, the campaign for his Senate seat would be upended, too.”