What is there to say about Thursday night’s much-hyped “debate” between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?
Those who opted to watch the football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Seattle Seahawks rather than “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate” got a more entertaining, less predictable and arguably more relevant contest.
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