“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis escalated his attacks against Randy Fine on Wednesday, blaming the representative-elect’s ‘unique problems’ for a special election victory he said should have been won by a higher margin,” Politico reports.

He said voters did not want to support Fine and that President Trump “really had to bail him out in the end.”

Said DeSantis: “These are voters who didn’t like Randy Fine but who basically are like, ‘You know what? We’re going to take one for the team. The president needs another vote up there, and so we’re going to do it.’”

More: “Just the way he conducts himself is somebody — he repels people.”

Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) was projected to win the special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating Josh Weil (D) in what became a closely contested race in the deep-red district.

A new St. Pete Polls survey finds Randy Fine (R) holds the edge ahead of a special election for Congress, 48% to 44%.

But his lead over Josh Weil (D) falls within the poll’s margin of error despite the heavy GOP tilt of Florida’s 6th Congressional District.