OPINION: Caught Again, but Adam Putnam just keeps Ignoring Florida Law.

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All this would be bad enough, but this sad and disgusting tale does not end here. Stunningly, just this week, Florida Grown’s crack team of political consultants changed a logo on their Florida Grown Twitter account to one that read “Putnam for Governor.”

Politico reporter Matt Dixon wisely inquired about the logo from Florida Grown’s $80,000 a month consultant Justin Hollis, who clarified that Putnam had not announced his campaign for Governor, but that a vendor had made a mistake. The classic campaign response – Blame the vendor! This from the Party of personal responsibility! Hollis, who likely received a trophy for his shoddy work, may have been truthful, but his response acknowledged yet another illegal act by the Florida Grown committee – even though the News Herald reporter completely missed it. First, the fact that Hollis passed blame on a vendor is absurd since his company is almost the only vendor listed on Putnam’s expenditure report. Problem #1 for Hollis, Putnam and Florida Grown: Why is that vendor – the term vendor itself indicated payment to a company – not listed on your report as the law requires?