DeSantis on GOP pummeling: 'Close to an extinction-level event for Republicans'
Topics: Florida Politics
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- The Hill reports: “Outgoing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called the wave of GOP losses in Tuesday’s midterm election “close to an extinction-level event for Republicans.” “This is close to an extinction-level event …”
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