{"id":22190,"date":"2023-09-26T03:29:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T03:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/news\/florida-gov-ron-desantis-to-debate-gov-gavin-newsom-of-california-on-fox-news\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T03:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T03:29:19","slug":"florida-gov-ron-desantis-to-debate-gov-gavin-newsom-of-california-on-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microloannexus.com\/?p=22190","title":{"rendered":"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to debate Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California are set to debate on Fox News in November in what is being billed as a clash of America’s two dominant and starkly divided political philosophies.<\/p>\n

The 90-minute debate on Nov. 30 will be moderated by conservative Fox host Sean Hannity at a yet-to-be-determined location in Georgia, Fox News said in a press release.<\/p>\n

“I’m looking forward to providing viewers with an informative debate about the everyday issues and governing philosophies that impact the lives of every American,” Hannity said in that release.<\/p>\n

DeSantis is badly trailing former President Donald Trump in polls of 2024 Republican presidential nomination contenders.<\/p>\n

His agreement to debate Newsom is highly unusual.<\/p>\n

Not only does DeSantis not remotely have the GOP nomination secured, but Newsom is not even running for the Democratic presidential nomination.<\/p>\n

President Joe Biden, who is seeking that nomination, is well ahead of his only well-known challenger, Robert Kennedy Jr., in polls for that contest.<\/p>\n

After the announcement of the debate with Newsom, DeSantis tweeted, “Decline is a choice and success is attainable.”<\/p>\n

“As President, I will lead America’s revival,” DeSantis wrote in the post on X<\/a>, formerly Twitter. “I look forward to the opportunity to debate Gavin Newsom over our very different visions for the future of our country.”<\/p>\n

DeSantis is due to participate in the second Republican presidential primary debate Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.<\/p>\n

Trump for the second time this election cycle is skipping the GOP debate.<\/p>\n

He plans instead to travel to Detroit, the epicenter of historic strikes by thousands of autoworkers, to deliver a speech to current and former union members, his campaign said.<\/p>\n

DeSantis, once seen as Trump’s biggest threat for the 2024 nomination, is sliding backward into a pack of more than a half-dozen other Republican contenders, polls show.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In New Hampshire, the crucial first-in-the-nation primary state, a recent survey shows DeSantis losing ground as some of his rivals, including former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, pick up steam.<\/p>\n

The Trump campaign, which has aggressively targeted DeSantis, has set a “kiss of death” countdown clock for the governor’s campaign that is due to run out Oct. 23.<\/p>\n

The countdown reflects a dire statement on Aug. 24 by Jeff Roe, the chief strategist of a super PAC closely backing DeSantis’ campaign, who reportedly told donors that day that the governor needed to beat Trump in “the next 60 days.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n