Capitol Chatter: August 10

Romney, Scott on message, just different messages
It remains an open question whether Gov. Rick Scott really understands politics. But he does understand focus and jobs.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has started running an ad in Florida — the largest of the key swing states with 29 delegates and the focus of a lot of attention by both candidates — that paints a dismal picture of the state's economy under President Obama.

The ad starts out, “Four years ago, Barack Obama was concerned about Florida's economy,” the narrator says, then goes on to say, “Under President Obama, 8.6% unemployment, record foreclosures, 600,000 more Floridians in poverty. He focused on Obamacare instead of jobs.”