Ron DeSantis: “That was not the issue motivating voters, and it was kind of like an attempt to just scare Republicans to vote.”

Listen, we just got to be honest. Gas is higher. It hurts people, working-class people, and it’s higher because of this conflict. That’s just the fact.

If the Republican Party doesn’t have Texas as an anchor, we won’t be viable nationally going forward.

I knew Republicans were in trouble when I was reading an overview about, ‘What were they running ads on?’

This was a rejection of Republicans in Washington, and Democrats just happened to be the beneficiary.