Gov. Rick Scott made his first public appearance Wednesday since winning re-election.
Even though he's not new at this, the governor still faced tough questions from the press.
For Scott, it doesn't matter how close he came to defeat - a win is a win. Scott said voters have given him a green light to pass a bold agenda.
“We're going to continue to reduce taxes. We've done 40 tax cuts, we're going to reduce taxes a billion dollars over the next two years. We're going to make sure we have the highest per-pupil funding for K-12 education in the history of this state, and we're going to get jobs going. We're going to continue to move the needle,” he said.
But, ironically, it could be Florida's Republican legislature that hands Gov. Scott some very unwelcome surprises like the one Scott was dealt a few years ago when Republicans voted down his controversial plan to privatize state prisons.
Capitol insiders predict that could easily happen again with the governor's calls to eliminate the corporate income tax and spend more money on the environment.
As for Scott's one time priority of expanding Medicaid, House Republicans already say that's off the table.
They now hold a supermajority, and they may also hold the upper hand, especially given Scott's razor-thin win.
Florida lawmakers will be back in session next spring.