Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is rekindling his feud with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) after Florida partially avoided last week’s midterm blue wave, suggesting that Election Day was actually a letdown for state Republicans and that DeSantis should not be putting the spotlight on himself.

In an interview, Scott said he had not seen the triumphant press conference DeSantis held hours after Republicans kept the governorship, a Senate seat, and other statewide offices. Scott did, however, paint a far less rosy picture of what happened, citing how narrowly Gov.-elect Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is replacing the term-limited DeSantis in January, won his race.

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