After the first hours of counting, it doesn’t look like a landslide: things don’t seem to be going as badly for Biden’s Democrats as feared, for Republicans not quite as well as predicted. But small shifts can have big impacts.
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Peter Burghardt, Washington
Ron DeSantis kicked off Tuesday’s US midterm elections that could change America. The polling stations in Florida had only just closed when it was announced that the Republican governor had won and retained his office. That wasn’t a side note amid all the election duels, especially since DeSanti is said to be interested in the US presidency. His clear victory is considered a strong sign before party colleague Donald Trump is allowed to announce his candidacy for 2024. Next week it should be ready in Trump’s palace Mar-a-Lago, also Florida.