The looming 2026 Governor’s race isn’t about Ron DeSantis versus Donald Trump , and those hoping for “carnage” between their proxy warriors will be disappointed, according to Lt. Gov. Jay Collins .

Collins, a Tampa Republican recently elevated as DeSantis’ understudy, has long been weighing a run to succeed the Governor. Since his August appointment , Collins has stood alongside the Governor at a slew of press events, joined him at multiple football games, flown solo to California to extradite a noncitizen accused of vehicular manslaughter, and hosted conferences touting law enforcement crackdowns.

And yet — even though it’s one of the larger, poorly-kept secrets winding throughout the Capitol halls — Collins has not announced his run for Governor.

In a sit-down interview

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