‘Extinction-level event’: Ron DeSantis says GOP will take years to claw back from election losses
- Democrats seized control of Congress on Tuesday night, flipping seats in long-time Republican strongholds including Iowa, Kansas, and Texas in a sweeping rebuke of President Donald Trump's second term.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the GOP's midterm election wipeout "close to an extinction-level event for Republicans across the country" during a Wednesday morning press conference in Tallahassee.
- DeSantis warned the GOP's losses could reverberate for more than a decade, asserting damage will extend well beyond the next two years as the party searches for a path forward.
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‘Florida Is the Last Main Anchor Standing’ for Republicans
“On a midterm election night awash in blue, one significant corner of the country stayed red,” the New York Times reports. “Florida, the third most populous state, withstood a national Democratic surge on Tuesday, remaining a Republican bastion even as the GOP amassed deep losses in Texas and across the electoral map.” Said Gov. Ron DeSantis: “We got wiped out in Texas, the biggest anchor we have in Republican politics. So really, Florida is the…
Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis fears years of conflict between Congress and government after the defeat. Unlike Trump, he blames Washington for the election debacle.
Florida governor warns party could be out of Congress for years, leaving spikes for Washington
DeSantis Warns GOP Midterm Defeat Was Near ‘Extinction-Level Event’ For Republicans
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered a blistering assessment of the Republican Party's devastating 2026 midterm election losses Wednesday, warning that the GOP faces a political crisis that could threaten its national viability for years.
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