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
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sean: and welcome to hannity and we are broadcasting live just north of atlanta, georgia, in alpharetta, georgia, where in just a moment, we re going to hear from the republican governor of florida, to the democrat quarter of the great state of california for what is the first ever red state blue state debate on the fox news channel. we will do our best to give equal time to each governor. we will limit answers to 60 questions. we will be flexible as needed but the debate, as needed as long with a 32nd time for rebuttal. let me start by introducing both florida governor ron desantis california governor gavin newsom. thank you both for being here. i really appreciate it. i know both of you personally. i have known you both for a long time. i know you are very busy. are also notice. i know that both of you love your individual states. i know you both have a deep and abiding love for our country as i do. but where we are in the country, we have never kind of been this divi
sean: and welcome to hannity and we are broadcasting live just north of atlanta, georgia, in alpharetta, georgia, where in just a moment, we re going to hear from the republican governor of florida, to the democrat quarter of the great state of california for what is the first ever red state blue state debate on the fox news channel. we will do our best to give equal time to each governor. we will limit answers to 60 questions. we will be flexible as needed but the debate, as needed as long with a 32nd time for rebuttal. let me start by introducing both florida governor ron desantis california governor gavin newsom. thank you both for being here. i really appreciate it. i know both of you personally. i have known you both for a long time. i know you are very busy. are also notice. i know that both of you love your individual states. i know you both have a deep and abiding love for our country as i do. but where we are in the country, we have never kind of been this divi
x. es ta california 7.25%. florida 6%.a 6%. gas tax rate. california $0.77 a gallon. that is a low estimate. it s up to a dollar when you include mandatory fees and.s in florida, it s $0.35. corporate income tax, cocalifornia, 8.84%.%. florida, 5.5%. governor newsom, this is your question. let me ask you, obviously, you.you support a different philosophy, which is higher taxes. yes. s is a t well, no, no, no. hold on. let me have tax question. does this is a very different a different approach. ynd i agree with you completel . he is one of the most regressive tax rates in the united states. regrs number three, most regressive state in america. st and what that means is simply this who does he tax? he taxes loe tacks?w income s more than we tax millionaires and billionaires in the statea of california, the question is a simple one. who, ron , are you for? lie tha it s a factual lie that the state of california sts high tax