DeSantis Faces Risks in Debate Against Newsom Amid Struggling Presidential Bid

DeSantis Faces Risks in Debate Against Newsom Amid Struggling Presidential Bid

Gavin Newsom (left) and Ron DeSantis. File photos U.S. 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. The square-off with Newsom, a prominent Biden ally who is widely expected to pursue a future White House bid, will give DeSantis a chance to contrast his conserv…