Joe Biden's aides and Sean Hannity agree on this: They both would like to see Gavin Newsom debate Ron DeSantis.
, a friend of his for years and now the subject of a special counsel investigation.
The day after the interview aired, DeSantis' campaign emailed donors a short memo touting its eagerness for the debate, pointing to statistics about crime rates and population growth and insisting that "California embodies American decline, while Florida is the blueprint for the Great American Comeback."
And if the debate does happen, all Newsom sees is upside. Best case: He embarrasses DeSantis, adding to the doubts over whether his presidential campaign can survive. Worst case: He is the one who gets embarrassed, and DeSantis gets his moment - but against someone who isn't running for president and can absorb blows that otherwise might have landed on Biden.
"Right now, Trump is dominating the news, and this is a way to get in front of Republicans," the source said. "With Trump sucking up so much oxygen, this is a way to get back some of the oxygen.
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