Ron DeSantis Sounds Alarm About GOP's Election Loss in Trump +17 TX District: A Swing of This Magnitude' Can't Be Dismissed'

"Political pundits have claimed the Republicans will have to answer for Trump's unpopular policies on deportation and affordability in the midterms, and Saturday's huge loss may prove to be the canary in the coal mine. Leigh Wambsganss, the Republican candidate that Donald Trump endorsed in a district he won by 17 points lost miserably by double-digits Saturday to local union leader Taylor Rehmet (D)."

"Special elections are quirky and not necessarily projectable re: a general election, DeSantis posted on X, before serving up a dose of reality. That said, a swing of this magnitude is not something that can be dismissed. Republicans should be clear-eyed about the political environment heading into the midterms. DeSantis, who ran in the Republican primary against Trump, retweeted a poll that showed Rehmet spent only $200,000 to Wambsganss's $2.4 million on the race."

"When asked about the huge turnaround at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, Trump claimed ignorance Somebody ran it where? then sought to distance himself form the momentous loss. I'm not involved in that. That's a local Texas race, Trump said. You mean I won by 17 and this person lost? Things like that happenYou don't know whether or not it's transferrable, but I'm not on the ballot, so you don't know whether or not it's transferrable."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Republicans to treat a large special election loss in a deep-red Texas district as a serious indicator of the midterm environment. Political pundits said Republicans must answer for Trump's unpopular deportation and affordability policies. Republican Leigh Wambsganss, endorsed by Trump in a district Trump won by 17 points, lost by double digits to local union leader Taylor Rehmet (D). DeSantis posted on X that special elections are quirky but that a swing of this magnitude cannot be dismissed and Republicans should be clear-eyed. A poll retweeted by DeSantis showed Rehmet spent about $200,000 to Wambsganss's $2.4 million. Trump claimed he was not involved and questioned transferability of the result. Questions remain about Trump's involvement in an important Texas Senate primary.

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