DeSantis breaks with Trump on eve of US midterms

Florida governor cites Iran war, gasoline prices and immigration as reasons Republicans face a tough midterm climate.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faulted parts of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda on the eve of the midterms.

He told a podcast audience that Democrats had more momentum and that Republican campaigns were seeing the same caution signals as public surveys.

Generic-ballot averages cited Democrats ahead by about 8.8 to 9.4 points heading into Tuesday’s vote.

One forecasting model put Democrats near-certain to win the House and favoured them to take the Senate.

Recent Florida surveys still showed Republicans ahead in the races to succeed DeSantis and for the U.S. Senate.

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