Jeremy Wallace in the Herald-Tribune:
But during the past two weeks, Bense has rekindled speculation that he may still be interested. First, Bense put out a press release stating his support of the nomination of Samuel Alito Jr. for the U.S. Supreme Court, something he didn’t do for either of the two previous court nominations. Then last week, Bense refused to tell Tallahassee reporters that he definitely won’t run when asked about the race.
“You never say never, but I’m very focused on what I’m doing today, right now,” he said.