Newsom camp: Hannity, DeSantis cheated. They dispute the charges.

[Voltaire2]

Thursday’s raucous debate is giving way to bitter disappointment with and outright hostility toward Fox News and its host from the California Democrat’s camp.

Before Ron DeSantis could unveil his “poop map,” Gov. Gavin Newsom team’s frustration with Sean Hannity and his crew centered on his promises to them that he would be a fair moderator, only to repeatedly sandbag the governor and give the entire affair a 2-on-1 dynamic — as they saw it.

“The debate was rigged, and Newsom still won,” Newsom adviser Sean Clegg said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/01/newsom-desanitis-debate-cheating-00129555

Why do our politicians continue to make this idiotic mistake?

[mymomwasright]

1. Fortunately, Newsom is stronger than the both of them!

[former9thward]

2. I did not see the debate, but the complaints mentioned at the link were very petty.

[ZonkerHarris]

3. Of course they were going to cheat. To expect something else is actually nave and stupid.

[Boomerproud]

4. What did he expect?

nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. I applaud Newsom for going on Faux.

[Midnight Writer]

6. If Newsome thought Hannity and DeSantis were going to give him an honest debate platform,

then I question his judgement.

Democrats can't "out stunt" Republicans, any more than they can trust them to be fair.

[mopinko]

7. if i were newsom, even if i didnt think that, i'd say it.

cuz if it quacks like a duck, it’s fair game to point out it shits like a duck.

[Emile]

8. Seriously, why were they debating to begin with?

[Qutzupalotl]

11. Newsom was able to temporarily bypass the Fox filter

and explain Democratic positions in a reasonable manner. It might have been the first time a majority of their audience heard a non-cartoonish version of Biden's policies. I hope he opened a few eyes.

You're right that DeSantis and Newsom are not competitors this cycle, but Newsom is one of the best debaters we have, and DeSantis is terrible and unlikeable.

[John1956PA]

9. In 2004, 43 wore an earpiece in the debate with John Kerry.

I tuned in to a bit of Hannity's radio show the next day. Hannity sort of rubbed the cheating into the Dems' faces. He cackled that 43 won the debate, but "he needs a haircut." The real story is that 43 grew his hair longer going into the debate in order to conceal evidence of the earpiece.

[Ritabert]

10. Why would Newsom subject himself to that?

He must have known Fox would rig it.

[jcgoldie]

12. who could have foreseen

...that Hannity would put his finger on the scale. Shocking.

[Blue Owl]

13. Way to stick it to those cheating fucks, Gavin!