Scott starts NRSC job with a big problem — Penalosa leaves Florida Democratic Party — Moody-linked group urged people to go to Capitol Presented by Floridians for Affordable Rx Good Tuesday morning. The daily rundown — Between Sunday and Monday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 11,576 (nearly 0.8 percent), to 1,488,586; active hospitalizations went up by 152 (2 percent), to 7,649; deaths rose by 159 (nearly 0.7 percent), to 23,071. Seen your video — Sen. Rick Scott decided to release a video on Monday noting his new job as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign arm for Senate Republicans. Can’t hardly wait — Scott, wearing his oft-donned Navy hat (usually put on when Scott was running point on disaster response work), joked about how the fellow Republicans who picked him “obviously don’t like me much” because he has to raise a “gazillion dollars” to retake the U.S. Senate in 2022. He then pivoted to saying how important it is to retake the Senate because it is “vital to the success of America.”