welcome to the special edition of hannity . happy new year we start tonight with highlights from the first ever red state blue state debate between florida governor ron desantis and california governor gavin newsom. take a look. let s get started. everybody ready? as we speak, there is a phenomenon playing out across the entire country. americans are leaving blue states in droves in favor of red states. you can see numbers on the screen right now from the years 2021 and 2022. these particular numbers are stark in the state that you lead in the case of governor newsom. according to the u.s. census, this is where the numbers come from. in 2021, 2022 california has lost 750,000 residents to other states. governor desantis, during that same two year period you gained 454,000 residents from other states. so governor desantis, we had a coin toss. i was not part of it. i missed it. apparently governor newsom won the coin toss. you chose to let governor desantis have the first quest
and welcome to hannity. and tonight, we are broadcasting live just nortand we ating liv norh of ate in alpharetta, georgia, where in justta, wheret a moment, we g to hear from the republican governor of florid a the democratic governor of the great state of california. what ie s the first ever red state blue state debate right here on the fox newswe wil channel? now, we will do our best to give equal time to each governor. our besequal to eachwe will lw seconds per question. we ll be a littlile as needed. let the debate breathe as needed along with a 32nd time for rebuttal. leh a 32ndt me start by introdug both florida governor ron desantis, governor gavin newsom. governors, thank you both for being here. really appreciate it. great to be on. i knowi know both of you person, i ve known you both for a long time. i know you re very bustime. y. i also know this.t i know that both of yobou loveth individual states. i know you both have a deep and abiding love for our country as i
year. low-wage workers in florida pay more than california. [ crosstalk ] california has lower taxes, lower than 32 states for working families in the middle class. significantly lower taxes. do support a 6% income tax? the advantage billionaires and millionaires over working families and the working poor. people in a state pay more taxes on the low end than we tacks people on the high end. how is $7 a gallon gas help working people? that doesn t help working people at all. how does paying an 8% sales tax help working people? that doesn t help working people at all. they have the highest taxes in the nation. people flee to be able to save money to get out of california and you have working class