The Day After: The Positives
9 Nov 2022
Clay & Buck zero in on the places where Democrats were washed away by the Red Wave, chief among them, the state of Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis won by a landslide.
Several thoughts on election so far: 1. Ron Desantis had a monster night. He won Florida by more than any Republican has in modern history. He won Hispanics, women, independents, suburban voters. All of them. 2. Joe Biden, if he doesn’t die, will be the 2024 Democrat nominee.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) November 9, 2022
This is a stunning statistic. DeSantis has turned the Sunshine State red.
CNN: “This will be the first time since Reconstruction that Florida won’t have any Democrats in state-wide office.” pic.twitter.com/41BHqLl2mC
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 9, 2022
Our man, Senator Ron Johnson, also held on for a third term.
Congrats on a BIG WIN, Senator Johnson! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/f0NQ5Sv16R
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 9, 2022
There were also some ripples of the Red Wave in the House.
Democrat Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney — the chair of the @DCCC — LOST his race.
“A sitting House campaign committee chair has NOT lost re-election since 1992.” pic.twitter.com/Svq60pqEG2
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 9, 2022
The Senate had bright spots, chief among them in Ohio, and although they’re close, it looks like Nevada is still in play and Georgia’s Herschel Walker is headed to a runoff in December.
BREAKING: In the Georgia Senate race, @ABC News reports no candidate will receive more than 50% of the vote. The race is headed to a runoff in December. https://t.co/O0PPcm9Nlr #Election2022 pic.twitter.com/2k9cIkqdJ1
— ABC News (@ABC) November 9, 2022
Senator-elect @JDVance1: We will “fight for the people of Ohio, fight for our workers, fight for our families, fight for the people struggling with the opioid addition problem, fight for the people — the single moms — struggling to raise babies” pic.twitter.com/j42UJsx3ue
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 9, 2022
As predicted the rurals and Washoe have given Laxalt the lead. He’s up 23K votes. Even Joe Gloria shouldn’t be sitting on that many ballots.
Lombardo has won. He’s up 40K.
On a disappointing night nationally for Rs, Nevada is a bright spot. pic.twitter.com/Mx7mjyQWE8
— Victor Joecks (@VictorJoecks) November 9, 2022
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