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DeSantis emerged from the midterm elections unscathed

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Leonard, B. (2026, November 6). DeSantis emerged from the midterm elections unscathed. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4795575/florida-model-gop-midterm-losses-ron-desantis/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-06 · by Brady Leonard

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The article discusses the significant Democratic victories across multiple traditionally Republican states during the midterm elections, including Texas, Ohio, and Georgia. Despite these losses, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida emerged unscathed, maintaining his position amidst widespread Republican defeats. The piece highlights how Democrats gained control over both houses of Congress with substantial majorities, while attributing blame for the losses to various factors such as economic issues and corruption perceptions rather than ideological failures.
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In the U.S. midterms held on November 3, 2026, Democrats secured control of Congress by winning decisive victories in traditionally Republican strongholds such as Texas and Kansas. Despite President Donald Trump's claims that his decision to launch a war against Iran was necessary, many voters cited rising costs and the conflict as reasons for voting against Republicans. Following these losses, Trump acknowledged during an interview with CBS 60 Minutes on November 9, 2026, that Vice President JD Vance’s criticism of the Iran war might have contributed to Republican defeats but maintained his support for Vance's overall assessment.

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Democrats Georgia Ohio Texas the Grand Old Party

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Congress ORG · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Georgia GPE · 1× JD Vance PERSON · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× Texas GPE · 1× The Republican Party ORG · 1× Washington GPE · 1× the Grand Old Party ORG · 1×

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He conveniently ignored the severe economic headwinds created not only by the war’s impact on gas prices, but by the administration’s aggressive tariff regime and trade war with Canada, and voters’ concerns over corruption in the White House.
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The political equivalent of an asteroid strike hit the Grand Old Party on Tuesday night. asserted
equivalent → hit → night
A blue wave tore through traditionally red strongholds, flipping the governorships in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, and other red-leaning states, and handing Democrats control of both houses of Congress with significant majorities. asserted
wave → tear → majorities
The Republican Party was handed an unmistakable, undeniable mandate for course correction. asserted
Party → hand → correction
Yet, as the smoke clears, the finger-pointing from Washington’s reigning populists has already begun. asserted
pointing → clear → populists
President Donald Trump is unsurprisingly attempting to avoid any blame for the losses, and Wednesday Vice President JD Vance rushed to blame the electoral route almost exclusively on the Iran war and America’s relationship with Israel. asserted
Vance → attempt → Israel
He conveniently ignored the severe economic headwinds created not only by the war’s impact on gas prices, but by the administration’s aggressive tariff regime and trade war with Canada, and voters’ concerns over corruption in the White House. asserted
He → ignore → House
Per the exit polls, the economy and government corruption ranked at the top of voters’ priorities. asserted
economy → rank → priorities
If Republicans want to understand what went wrong, and more importantly how to survive, they should look to the one major red state that stood like a lighthouse in a hurricane: Florida. asserted
that → want → hurricane
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