Bill Nelson in 2018 FL Senate race

On Abortion: Supports a women's right to choose

Nelson: No. Supports a women's right to choose.

Scott: Yes. "Abortion is wrong & Roe versus Wade should be overturned."

On Government Reform: Require ads to disclose funders

Nelson: Yes. Backed 2017 DISCLOSE ACT requiring ads to disclose funders & major funders to reveal donations.

Scott: No position found.

Support Citizens United decision, allowing unlimited political donations from corporations & unions?

Nelson: No. The decision "opened the floodgates to dark money in campaigns."

Scott: Probable yes. Considers political donations part of exercising the right to free speech.

On Environment: Lake Okeechobee water is murky, but it's a state issue

Scott has run a TV ad accusing Nelson of having done nothing during his time in Congress to improve the situation with Lake Okeechobee. Seasonal discharges from the lake have fueled toxic algae blooms along the Treasure Coast and in Southwest Florida.

Nelson responded with his own ad that ended with "the water is murky, but the fact is clear: Rick Scott caused this problem."

Whenever heavy rains raise Lake O's water level, the Army Corps of Engineers releases billions of gallons of water from the lake through canals. Since the federal government controls those discharges, Scott blames Nelson for not doing more to stop it. But the Army Corps doesn't control the quality of the water in the lake.

On Government Reform: Russians penetrating our elections, but details classified

Nelson's comments drew national attention. He said Russians had "penetrated certain counties in the state," emphasized he was talking about the current election cycle. He will not say how many counties, citing classified information.

"We were requested by the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee to let the supervisors of election in Florida know that the Russians are in their records," Nelson said, referring to a July letter he and fellow Florida Sen. Marco Rubio sent to Florida's 67 county election supervisors. The letter is strongly worded but does not describe known hacking.