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How the blue wave died in Daytona Beach

By Daniel Allott
Published November 8, 2018 1:40pm ET
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How the blue wave died in Daytona Beach
Republican Florida Governor-elect Ron DeSantis, center, waves to the supporters with his wife, Casey, left, and Republican Lt. Governor-elect Jeanette Nunez, third right, after thanking the crowd Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. DeSantis defeated Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum. | (Chris Urso/AP)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In the end, the moving vans and change of address forms wouldn’t be necessary.

For the past week, I’d heard nervous Florida Republicans discussing plans to leave the state if Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum defeated Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis to win the governor’s race.

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