Posted on 08/02/2023 8:48:08 PM PDT by chickenlips
While it doesn’t look like Donald Trump will show up at the first GOP primary debate, Ron DeSantis is now set to face a different debate challenge. The Florida governor, while appearing on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, officially accepted an invitation to debate Gavin Newsom.
BREAKING: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) accepts California Governor Gavin Newsom's (D) debate challenge. pic.twitter.com/dhZiJBCG9e
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 3, 2023
When asked by Hannity what his answer was to Newsom’s offer, DeSantis responded: “Absolutely, I’m game.”
“Let’s get it done. Just tell me when and where we’ll do it,” DeSantis said as the audience cheered. “In one respect, the debate between California and Florida has already been had, as you suggest, people have been voting on that, they’ve been voting on it with their feet, they have fled California in record numbers.”
“Florida has been the number one state for net in-migration,” DeSantis continued. “We have the number one ranked economy, number one now in education, crime rate at a 50-year-low. But in another sense, this is the debate for the future of our country because you have people like Joe Biden, they would love to see the Californication of the United States.”
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who the moderator is will determine who wins.
Sad, but true.
I’d vote for Ray Epps before DeJeb
Another idiot move from DeSanctimonious.
Elevate Newsome, and make him the presumed nominee. All at the prodding and plotting of Hannity and Fox.
Whenever this happens I already have plans. Need to sweep out the garage.
Ron blew $35million in July going fr 7/2 to 14/1 tied with Vivek.
The GOP primary has been over-
how much more money will be blown in a race long over?
It serves ZERO positive purpose.
DeSantis will wipe the floor with that commie puke.
Gavin will have the moderator in his pocket and together they’ll humiliate DeSantis so badly he’ll bow out of the race.
It’s something I’d like to see but never care to watch.
Wow maybe you and a couple others,can tell us how that turns out! LOL!
Newsom would do worse than Biden without voter fraud.
Gavin Newsom has Hannity in his pocket??
At least he’s not afraid to debate.
You might be really surprised if that is a preview of next years ballot.
This could be very enlightening for voters , to have Newsom espouse liberalism and to have DeSantis counter with the conservative values that we on Free Republic believe in.
It could be a fine liberal versus conservative debate.
Newsom will talk national and world politics and leave DeSantis in the dust, at least if his Ukraine screw-ups are any indication.
Yeah. Trump is spending on legal fees like a drunken sailor. He can’t afford a primary challenge.
Newsome is a little red empty headed deep. He talks out of his ass. Please don’t praise traitors.
And, many millions will tune in and learn just who is Ron DeSantis (and also Newsom the lefty fraud.)
I notice a few negative comments above and wonder why?
Debates are good things, we primary voters deserve the information.
Dweb.
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