GOP Faces Extinction‑Level Losses as Democrats Surge in Midterms
DeSantis warns the setbacks could cripple the party, while Democrats eye record majorities in the House, Senate and governorships.
Governor Ron DeSantis warned that the recent wave of GOP losses could be "close to an extinction‑level event for Republicans" as he told reporters on Wednesday.
Democrats are on track to hold the largest House majority since 1992, a historic swing that underscores the scale of the setback for the GOP.
The party also flipped six Senate seats and may capture two more, while adding four governor’s mansions to its tally, further eroding Republican influence at the state level.
Republicans suffered large losses in state legislative races in Georgia, Texas and Florida, compounding the party’s challenges across the South.
Original reporting
The Hill
DeSantis on GOP pummeling: ‘Close to an extinction-level event for Republicans’
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 for Republicans in many parts of the country, as we have seen probably in the last 100 years,” he said during a Wednesday press conference.…
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Democrats' midterm wins surpass post-Watergate gains, DeSantis gives grim forecast for GOP
In 1974, following President Nixon's resignation due to the Watergate scandal, Democrats gained 49 House seats, four Senate seats and won four races for governor. After Tuesday, Democrats are on pace to possess the largest House majority either party has held since 1992, they've flipped six Senate seats and might flip two more and they've gained four more governor's mansions. On top of that, Republicans suffered huge losses in state legislative races in Georgia, Texas and Florida. CBS News' Major Garrett and Ed O'Keefe have more.
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Ron DeSantis Says 2026 Midterms ‘Close To An Extinction-Level Event’ For GOP
‘as we have seen probably in the last hundred years’
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said: "This is close to an extinction-level event for Republicans in many parts of the country, as we have seen probably in the last 100 years."
- Ron DeSantis, described by The Hill as the outgoing governor of Florida, called the wave of GOP losses in Tuesday's midterm election "close to an extinction-level event for Republicans" during a Wednesday press conference.
- In 1974, after President Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal, Democrats gained 49 House seats, four Senate seats and won four races for governor, according to CBS News.
- After Tuesday, Democrats are on pace to hold the largest House majority either party has held since 1992, according to CBS News.
- Democrats have flipped six Senate seats and might flip two more, according to CBS News.
- Democrats have gained four more governor's mansions, according to CBS News.
- Republicans suffered large losses in state legislative races in Georgia, Texas and Florida, according to CBS News.
- Ron DeSantis
- Richard Nixon
- Major Garrett
- Ed O'Keefe
- Republicans
- Democrats
- CBS News
- Florida
- Georgia
- Texas
- Tuesday, midterm election day
- Wednesday, press conference day
- 1974
- 1992
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