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The party of work? Sen. Rick Scott on GOP plans to retake Senate.

In politics, as in the business world, Sen. Rick Scott has enjoyed great fortune.

Like another Florida-based politician, former President Donald Trump, Senator Scott won the first race he ever ran – in his case, for governor of the third-largest state. Then he won reelection. Four years later, he took on incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, and won.

Now, as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he’s in the catbird seat. With the Senate currently at 50-50, all he needs in the November midterm elections is a net gain of one seat for the Republicans to

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