Every Democrat knows that if Democrats can not hold on to the Senate seat currently held by Bill Nelson. Susan MacManus More Quotes by Susan MacManus More Quotes From Susan MacManus Do Rick Scott go the traditional route and assume it’s OK to wait until after the August primary ? Versus the sort of new approach – Rick Scott’ve got to brand Rick Scott opponent quickly before Rick Scott get branded to the point of no return, there’s a struggle within the Bill Nelson campaign about that, and also with Florida Democrats themselves. Susan MacManus politics It’s two people with understanding of grassroots-level campaigning, two state politicians with two different views of the world, it’s a clash of titans, I would say. Susan MacManus politics He entered politics with half the state’s voters liking him, he’s never gone much beyond that. Susan MacManus politics They both bring the same kind of attitude to government. Susan MacManus politics He is not a' for-the-moment' person ; he is more calculating and always looking long term, he is trying to be the statesman and anticipating that Donald Trump will wear thin. He's just really trying to stay the course right now, which compared to the others, he's doing pretty well with. Susan MacManus politics