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Originally Posted by albionmoonlight
Why does this exist at all?
Debates between candidates running for the same office at least let us evaluate them for that office.
But this is just a debate about . . . policy I guess? And watching two dudes argue has to be the least effective way to make policy decisions out there.
I mean, who is thinking "Well, I was for more funding for border patrol, but then Newsome had a pretty good zinger about it, and DeSantis sort of stumbled over his rebuttal to that, so I am going to change my mind?"
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It makes sense for Newsome to boost himself nationally. I think the guy is really good at speaking policy and, no, it's not going to change anyone's mind. However, desantis' idea to boost his campaign is to debate someone that isn't running for President? I don't see any scenario where this is a positive for DeSantis.