Newsom and DeSantis Both Win Debate

Commentary I like all these debates. The more the merrier. The debate Nov. 30 between Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, held on Fox News and moderated by Sean Hannity, was a stellar performance no matter which side you took. No matter what happens this year, both these politicians will be on the national stage, possibly for two decades in the case of Mr. Newsom, age 56, and three decades for Mr. DeSantis, age 45. In terms of who “won” the debate on pure points, it was Mr. DeSantis, who kept pointing out under Mr. Newsom people are leaving California “in droves” and its population is declining. But as I wrote in my Nov. 22 Epoch Times article previewing the debate, “Basically, each candidate isn’t really debating the other, but auditioning for the nomination in his own party.”...