Former Democratic Senate candidate changes parties to back Rick Scott
Crossing party lines, a Senate candidate who went down to defeat in August’s Democratic Primary is now backing the man who would have been his General Election opponent.
Rod Joseph, who got 5% support last month on his way to a fourth-place finish in the four-person field, now thinks the man who has represented Florida for the last six years merits another six.
“I am proud to announce that I am switching my Party affiliation to Republican and I am endorsing Senator Rick Scott in Florida’s U.S. Senate race,” Joseph said. “For far too long, the Democratic party has taken us immigrants for granted and used us as political pawns each election season. I call upon all my fellow Haitians to join me...
