Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) went head to head in a Fox News debate on Thursday as the governors — one a current presidential contender and the other seen as

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opened a debate Thursday night on Fox News, Newsom told DeSantis the two had one thing in common.

A debate between the two governors comes amid DeSantis’ presidential hopes being on life support while Newsom looks to be his party's future.

The event was billed by some as a 2028 preview but it was more of a bizarro version of 2024—one where neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden were running for a second term. In that alternate reality, it turns out,

You’re down 41 points in your own home state,” Newsom said during a segment on immigration and the border. Newsom, the Democrat who’s led California since 2019, also made it clear at the top of the event that Florida’s Republican governor doesn’t stand a chance against Donald Trump,

US presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will use a televised debate against California's Democratic governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday night to try to prove he's the best Republican to take on president Joe Biden in next year's election.