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PHOTO: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends a live taping of Hannity at Fox News, Sept. 13, 2023, in New York. Governor of California Gavin Newsom speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2022 Code Conference, Sept. 7, 2022, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Newsom suggested no audience, while DeSantis suggested having a live audience and tickets distributed evenly between the two sides.

Instead of opening remarks by each governor, DeSantis proposed providing a video lasting no longer than 120 seconds. Newsom's team offered that each candidate would give opening remarks no longer than four minutes.

Both men have shown their eagerness to debate the other, with DeSantis telling a crowd on Sunday night in Coronado, California, that the governors were \"still waiting on a date.\"

Earlier this month, Newsom told NBC News that there was no update on the status of the debate: \"Figuring out the time and date, and there was a venue issue. ... I think we're getting closer.\"

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PHOTO: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to members of the media and site workers at the Permian Deep Rock Oil Company site during a campaign event, Sept. 20, 2023, in Midland, Texas.
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Andrew Romeo, a DeSantis spokesperson, told ABC News in a statement after the announcement on Monday that comparing California and Florida \"demonstrates that Ron DeSantis is right: decline is merely a choice. Ron DeSantis rejects that choice and, as president, will reverse America's decline.\"

Romeo went on to say that \"we look forward to putting Ron DeSantis' record of success up against\" Newsom's track record.

Newsom spokesperson Nathan Click said on Monday, in a statement, \"We've agreed to the debate -- provided there is no cheering section, no hype videos or any of the other crutches DeSantis requested. We want a real debate -- not a circus.\"

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