Ron DeSantis signaled potential trouble for Republicans keeping their majority following a surprisingly close race in Tennessee.
The Florida governor cautioned that many Trump voters “won’t turn out” in the 2026 midterms, pointing to Republican Matt Van Epps’ less-than-nine-point win over Democrat Aftyn Behn in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District as a warning sign.
Special, off-year, and midterm elections historically benefit the party out of power because its voters are motivated to vote, while voters of the incumbent party become more complacent.
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) December 3, 2025
This is more glaring for today’s GOP because a chunk of voters who put them in power in 2024… https://t.co/DwFkk9pMzm
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