A different Republican source with knowledge of both Trump and DeSantis world told the Caller that even after the Donalds endorsement, the governor and his wife were telling donors they were meeting with Trump, playing golf with him and were going to get his support, emphasizing that the president has a history of dual endorsements. “Jay Collins was picked by DeSantis to serve as lieutenant governor with the expectation that he would run for governor with the DeSantis endorsement, however, with a poor fundraising cycle, the DeSantis endorsement seems to be in limbo and therefore Collins has pushed off entering the race for over a month,” one Republican source with knowledge of both the Trump and DeSantis camps told the Caller. According to that same St. Pete’s poll, if the Republican primary election for governor of Florida were held at the time of the survey and the candidates were Byron Donalds, endorsed by Donald Trump, or Jay Collins, endorsed by Ron DeSantis, 52.1% would vote for the Florida congressman and 11.5% would vote for the Lt. Gov.
Author: Reagan Reese
Published at: 2025-11-11 23:08:10
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