Governor Rick Scott visited the nation’s Capital on Tuesday, and some are predicting he may have his eye on a seat in Congress.

These days, everywhere Governor Scott goes he's accompanied by outrage -- outrage at what he complains is a Democratic White House trying to force Florida’s overwhelmingly Republican state government to expand Medicaid.

“They've made the decision not to go forward with LIP," Scott said. "It's a, uh, I mean, it's pretty hard to believe that this is a program for poor families and then they're trying to coerce us into expanding Obamacare.”

But for all that outrage, there could be even more politics at play. That's because only a couple of years ago, the governor shocked his own party by coming out for expansion and then flip-flopped a month ago. It played a big role in a legislative meltdown that now threatens a state government shutdown.

Still, for all the frayed nerves, behind the scenes, the governor's political team is cheering. For weeks now, they've been whispering about his potential campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2018. And that more than anything could explain Scott’s unusual about-face.

At the governor's mansion, the moving trucks aren't due to arrive for three more years. But, moving anywhere takes planning, especially if the destination is Washington D.C.,

With the Medicaid flip-flop, Scott’s back to the future, back to a time when he railed against Washington and got cheers and votes in return. Republican operatives call it a master stroke that could clear the GOP field for Scott if he does decide to run for the Senate.

Not that everyone agrees.

“It's a stunt, and I think it's a bad stunt and a foolish stunt, and, not going to bring good results,” said Rep. Dwight Dudley, (D) St. Petersburg. “It's going to work in the opposite direction.”

But, if you're a politician, you don't need everyone to agree in order to win. That's why, six months after his last election, Scott could be campaigning for the next one – 3.5 years down the road.

Governor Scott’s also creating a special commission to look at how Florida hospitals spend federal money.

Interestingly enough while the governor was in Washington D.C., he took a number of meetings with Florida lawmakers including Representatives David Jolly, Dennis Ross and Vern Buchanan.