Although I never bought into the stories that Bill Nelson was seriously thinking of running for governor, the Florida Democratic senator and his team didn't seem in too big of a hurry to downplay the rumors that started floating around in recent weeks.

But that story is dead now. On Friday morning, Nelson told MSNBC's Chris Jansing that he has "no intention of running for governor," adding that he loves being a senator.

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