Takeaways from Tallahassee — Curse of being No. 2

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Curse of being No. 2

When Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped Jay Collins this week to be Florida’s next Lieutenant Governor, the Tampa Republican instantly went from an SD 14 freshman to a heartbeat away from the top job. He’s also rumored to be mulling a 2026 run for Governor — a race that, if he enters, would put him directly in the path of U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who’s already got Donald Trump’s blessing and, without going Back to DeFuture, it’s tough to think of a recent…