Gun control hasn't been commanding headlines lately, despite a week of rightwing political violence, but the Parkland teens haven't gone anywhere. And it's good that they haven't faded into the background because the furious conspiracy theories about them haven't subsided. Some of them were even regular harassment targets for the MAGA bomber.

Meanwhile, activists like David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez have been working to get out the vote across the country, and the elections in Florida are some of the most watched this year. Outgoing governor Rick Scott is running for Senate, and he's facing a surprisingly competitive race. The latest round of polling looks particularly grim for Scott, and his battle isn't any easier considering that he's forced to make do without an NRA endorsement. In fact, the NRA apparently bumped Scott down from an A-rating to a C after his lukewarm effort at gun control after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High last February.

Ryan Nobles at CNN caught Gonzalez after a Parkland-organized press event ahead of election day and asked her if she took any credit for the NRA's decision to avoid helping Scott. Gonzalez's reply was blunt and caustic.

"I don’t know, because I don’t like to think very much about Rick Scott.”

The Parkland students seem to have a clear-cut talent for burning adults, with Marco Rubio being a frequent, hopelessly out-matched punching bag. But taking Andrew Gillum's campaign into account, maybe Florida progressives are just particularly brutal.