He was the wrong Primary choice and his left wing agenda wasn't going to fly. Economically, Florida is pretty conservative. So, any policies that start hinting at a state income tax or policies that benefit freeloaders (and there are a TON in this state given the drug and rehab culture) won't work.
And again, it's a broken record, but the Democrats' ground game here is AWFUL and has been bad since Jeb Bush became governor.
This was never hinted at because it would never happen. If you thought that then you're an idiot who doesn't understand how our government works.