This thread is silly as there is a strong likelihood that the 2024 and perhaps 2028 elections will be Gavin Newsome vs. Ronnie DeSantis. It's already being discussed by more knowledgeable political insiders making most of the posts in this thread irrelevant tooth gnashing.
You guys need to bring your political analyses into the present and future and stop dwelling in the past.
Gavin Newsom goes on the air against Ron DeSantis as political rivalry grows
Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis aren't just avatars for the different futures of their parties, but also for the separate realities blue and red Americans are living in -- two people of opposing viewpoints looking at the exact same set of facts and coming to vastly different conclusions.
amp.cnn.com