GOP contenders Scott, McCollum attack to the end in Florida governor's race

The rivals accuse each other of dishonesty and distorting facts.
By Michael C. Bender
Posted: 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010


MIAMI — It’s unclear who cast the first stone in the volatile Republican race for governor, but neither Bill McCollum nor Rick Scott was willing to set aside their differences Sunday as they brought their campaigns to mega-churches on opposite ends of the state.

In Miami, Scott stood at the pulpit of the 7,000-seat El Rey Jesus church and questioned McCollum’s honesty, a tactic he said church leaders encouraged him to use.

In Jacksonville, meanwhile, McCollum used the preacher’s sermon about “unwholesome wordsâ€