# DeSantis 2028 buzz builds after Florida withstands blue wave: ‘Only reason Florida didn’t fall’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/desantis-2028-buzz-builds-after-florida-withstands-blue-wave-only-reason-florida-didnt-fall/
- Published: 2026-11-04T23:33:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T00:50:34+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/desantis-2028-buzz-builds-after-florida-withstands-blue-wave/
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Florida stayed Republican as Democrats made broad gains.
- Supporters credited DeSantis and renewed talk of a 2028 run.
- DeSantis’s nomination odds rose to 19 per cent on Kalshi.

## Summary

Florida Republicans credited Governor Ron DeSantis with helping the state remain under Republican control during a midterm election in which Democrats made major gains nationally. The results have renewed speculation about DeSantis’s prospects for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, though other potential contenders include Marco Rubio, JD Vance and Ted Cruz.

Democrats flipped numerous House seats, at least seven Senate seats and five governorships, including in Texas and Kansas, while Florida elected Republican Byron Donalds as governor and re-elected Senator Ashley Moody. DeSantis described the national result as an exceptionally damaging night for Republicans and said Florida had held the line. His odds of winning the 2028 Republican nomination rose to 19 per cent on Kalshi, up 14 percentage points over 24 hours; a Republican source cited in the article said Rubio could have an advantage.

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