In what promises to be a fiery showdown, Florida Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has accepted a challenge to debate California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is rumored to be eyeing a potential presidential run himself. The two governors will go head-to-head with Fox News host Sean Hannity moderating the event.
The idea of a one-on-one debate between the two prominent governors emerged during their ongoing social media battles but was formally proposed by Hannity during an interview with Newsom on Fox News.
During a Wednesday interview with DeSantis, Hannity played the clip of Newsom agreeing to the debate and asked for the Republican’s response. Without hesitation, DeSantis declared, “Absolutely. I’m game. Let’s get it done. Just tell me when and where we’ll do it.”
Taking to Twitter, DeSantis further emphasized his enthusiasm, stating that “the debate between California and Florida is already over. People have been voting with their feet for years.” He expressed readiness to discuss his plans to reverse the country’s decline anytime, anywhere.
In response to the challenge, the Newsom camp promptly sent their proposal for the debate to Fox News. They suggested that the event take place on November 8th or 10th in Georgia, Nevada, or North Carolina, with Hannity moderating the 90-minute encounter.
The prospect of this debate has captured the attention of the nation, with pundits predicting it to be a “godsend” for Governor DeSantis, as it will thrust him into the spotlight and cement his position as a top contender in the Republican race for the 2024 presidential nomination.
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I personally think that Newsome is way more convincing that Desantis but we all know that neither will win a debate since all have enough talking points and facts that they can each say TO each other, after, both sides will claim that their side won becaue they will both throw thier own facts at each other.
I don’t know why it’s a gift to Desantis. He can’t even handle soft pushback from conservative Meghan Kelly, how will he handle Newsome, who is an extremely skilled debater? Kelly asked him why he’s going after Budlight. He said that it’s because their “woke” marketing hurt their shareholders which hurts the Florida pension fund investment. But then Kelly pushed back that he himself went after Bud and encouraged a boycott. Meaning, he was hurting the Florida pension fund himself. He had no answer for that.
Very very smart move. DeSantis is assuming Trump will have to drop out eventually and like most people we know the democrats are going to replace Biden at some point .
Newsome is California’s Cuomo like dictator.
A lot like minor league baseball – the guys who aren’t ready to play in the big leagues get to play each other
Two light weights going no where. Taking up time and space
One narrowly escaped a recall and the other blew his shot with dumb moves
Really now