When California Governor Gavin Newsom last appeared on Hannity, he challenged Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to a 1-on-1 debate. DeSantis appeared on the Fox News show Wednesday night and was asked if he's in or if he's out.

Looks like it is time to dust off that prep document. Either that or Newsom can go back to attacking Fox News as a right-wing echo chamber.

Let’s get it done. Just tell me when and where we’ll do it ... Biden may not even be the nominee. You could have Gavin Newsom, you could have Kamala Harris. And I think if we go down that direction, that’s going to accelerate American decline. We can’t see America decline anymore. We need to reverse.

To quote a popular saying out on these streets, this is tribal combat now!

Before I go any further, cards on the table:

1. I, personally, as an individual primary voter, am all-in for DeSantis.
2. With my caps lock button on, I WILL SUPPORT WHOEVER GETS THE NOMINATION AND IS RUNNING AGAINST BIDEN.

As long as I still have a choice, DeSantis is my dude. Okay? Okay.

I love this and hope it happens. The way we run presidential debates is stupid (more on that in a bit). Seeing two people go 1-on-1 is more valuable to the American people. Especially in this case where the two people are evenly matched (two governors who are much younger than their mid-70s) and represent the two polar opposite ideologies in America. Each candidate has a state where their policies based on those ideologies have been put into action. It's idea vs idea, record vs record.

I'd be okay if the GOP primary debates instead of a stage with eleventy-five people on it, were a series of 1-on-1 debates. Unlike when the RNC started doing primary debates, we have an internet now. All you need are two candidates, a moderator, and WiFi. Though still with metrics to decide WHO gets to debate. No one should be stuck talking to Asa Hutchinson.

Plus the way the GOP debates are now is a mess. Donald Trump, much like Joe Biden being afraid to debate Robert Kennedy Jr., believes since he is ahead in public opinion polls (many conducted by the fake news media) five months before the first vote is cast, he doesn't owe it to the American people to address his positions in a public forum and be challenged on his record. It is what it is.

But when Trump does show up to that first debate, the first half hour (at least) of it is going to be about him and all his drama, ending with a stupid "raise your hands if you [solve for x]" question. When the focus is on issues or the bad parts of the former president's record, other candidates have a chance to shine. When the focus is on Trump, Trump wins (in a primary).

DeSantis needs to start having breakout moments. He's my dude, but I also have functioning eyes and can read numbers that have a percentage sign after them. Going one-on-one against his polar opposite -- and a guy who could be the Democrat nominee after Jill Biden gets tired of committing senior abuse -- and winning, creates momentum. Momentum creates votes.

The downfall of going 1-on-1 is that if he loses or otherwise sh*ts the bed, that's it.

It is time to disrupt the process and try new things. A DeSantis vs Newsom, no hold barred, 1-on-1 debate is a perfect way to start.

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