# DeSantis links Ohio GOP defeat to affordability and voter concerns

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ron-desantis-slams-viveks-disastrous-ohio-gov-campaign-youve-got-to-meet-voters-where-they-are/
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:07:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T22:19:28+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/05/ron-desantis-vivek-governor-race
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- DeSantis blamed affordability concerns for Republican losses.
- He said frustration with Congress kept Republican voters at home.
- Ramaswamy lost Ohio’s governor race by eight percentage points.

## Summary

DeSantis has broadened his criticism of Republican losses, saying affordability concerns and frustration with the party’s lack of productivity contributed to the midterm setback. He argued that many Republican voters stayed home, while voters who turned out were responding to the economy, the Iran war and corruption.

He also said Ohio Republicans should not have nominated Vivek Ramaswamy, arguing that the tech entrepreneur’s support for H-1B visas did not fit the state’s blue-collar electorate. Ramaswamy lost to Democrat Amy Acton by 52% to 44%; Ohio lost about 300,000 manufacturing jobs between 1999 and 2025, and a September poll found the economy and inflation were voters’ leading concerns.

## Coverage

- [The Daily Caller: DeSantis links Ohio GOP defeat to affordability and voter concerns](https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/05/ron-desantis-vivek-governor-race)
- [Fox News: DeSantis nukes ‘tech guy’ Vivek after Ohio drubbing: ‘Not in tune’ with blue-collar voters](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-nukes-tech-guy-vivek-ohio-drubbing-not-tune-blue-collar-voters)

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