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Donald loves Donalds. Donalds thought all he needed was Donald. It's not working. The ultra-Trumpy Florida representative has a problem. The term-limited governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, does not want Donalds to succeed him and is trying to figure out how to stop that from happening.
The obvious way is to find someone who can take Donalds down in the primary. One possible savior is James Fishback, a wealthy 30-year-old investor who lobbied Trump to be on the Fed board and didn't get the job. So, he is interested in being governor of Florida as a consolation prize. He is very Trumpy. So what's the difference between him and Donalds? Well, he's white and Donalds is Black. That could matter. He can also jumpstart his campaign with his own money.
Florida state House Speaker Paul Renner is in. Lt. Gov. Jay Collins (R-FL) seems poised to jump in. It is a natural step for him and he might get DeSantis' endorsement. His go/no-go decision might depend on getting an ironclad promise of an endorsement from DeSantis. If Trump endorses one candidate and DeSantis endorses a different one, expect a wild and woolly gubernatorial primary. (V)