The Scott website also attempts to link Mrs. Sink with a fraud scandal involving her former company, NationsBank. The bank, which later became Bank of America, was investigated and fined millions of dollars by the Securities and Exchange Commission for "deceptive and misleading" sales tactics that defrauded thousands of investors.
Mrs. Sink, a former president of Florida operations for the giant bank, has denied any involvement in the matter.
A Rasmussen Reports survey of likely voters released Monday found Mr. Scott with 50 percent support, ahead of Mrs. Sink at 47 percent. The survey, which has a margin of error of 4 percentage points, reflects the strongest showing to date for both candidates in a Rasmussen poll, as the number of undecided voters and those backing another candidate has declined.
Mr. Scott held a 5 percentage point lead in a Rasmussen survey taken about a week earlier. But a Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey taken last week showed the Democrat with a 4 percentage point lead.
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