C’mon, now. It wasn’t a real campaign. Not even Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is delusional enough to believe he could have won the Republican primary and run for president of the United States.

Nope. No way. Nah.

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Miami City Commissioners deferred making a decision last week on allowing up to 45 giant LED billboards downtown — and some critics worry the can will be kicked down the road until after the November election. You know, so commissioners don’t have to be held accountable.

Or maybe so they can collect more contributions from billboard companies.

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In his desperate attempt to get on the GOP presidential debate map, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is giving away both a free year of college and a front row seat to soccer legend Lionel Messi’s first game at InterMiami.

All one has to do is give $1 to his campaign.

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The scandal about a pay-to-play secret job with a developer seeking permits in the city hasn’t really slowed Miami Mayor Francis Suarez down or changed his mind about seeking even a higher power to abuse. Baby X could announce his long-rumored and delusional run for president next week.

Five of his staffers have taken unpaid leave through at least August, according to The Miami Herald, indicating they could be about to transition to a campaign team. That includes his spokeswoman, Soledad Cedro, as well as Ricardo Seara, Jeremiah Schwartz, Rosa Roig-Kuper and Moises Hernandez. Unpaid leave allows them to keep their jobs and their healthcare coverage.

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Rishi Kapoor offered to buy a city-owned property for $9 million

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In New Hampshire this week to drum up support for his promised presidential run, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez offered up his personal cellphone number — and everyone ate it up.

“I’m going to do something radical,” Suarez said, speaking at an event at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, NH. “I did this in Iowa and people kind of freaked out. The cameras are on, so it may be broadcast, so it’s even more radical. But I’m going to give you my personal cellphone number.”

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