Tuesday was a great day for Teabuggery, but none of the Republican winners has such a vile past as the surprise Republican nominee for the Florida Governorship, Rick Scott, who astroturfed Tea Party events so that he could profit from uninsured Americans. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Business executive and political newcomer Rick Scott narrowly defeated Attorney General Bill McCollum in the Republican primary for Florida governor, the Associated Press reported late Tuesday.

Scott accepted the GOP nomination in a Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina hotel ballroom filled with supporters, and set them chanting his campaign slogan, "Let’s get to work."

Moments earlier, McCollum refused to quit, rallying supporters and urging them to prepare "for a long night."

As of 11:30 p.m., Scott had collected 592,346 or 46.4 percent of 1,275,458 votes cast, compared to 553,631 for McCollum.

The Democratic primary for governor, however, was not as close. Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink pulled away early and was declared the winner shortly after 9 p.m. by the AP…