‘Extinction-level event’: Ron DeSantis says GOP will take years to claw back from election losses
DeSantis said Democrats’ gains could keep Republicans out of congressional power for years and complicate future Supreme Court and Cabinet confirmations.
- 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 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.
The conservative leader compared the results to "the impact of a meteorite" and warned that heavy defeat represents "an event near extinction"
Top Republicans warn that the party's future is in danger. Florida's Republican governor Ron DeSantis described the election loss as "close to extinction" for the party, writes Fox News. The election is described as an "apocalyptic political catastrophe", "total collapse", "doomsday" and a "political meteor impact" for the Republicans, writes the Independent.
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