I thought that this report from NBC News (archived) that Gavin Newsom’s WIFE ended the debate, even after both debaters wanted to stay on and extend the debate, was interesting:

What the audience didn’t see — and what at least five sources shared with NBC News — is that off-screen, there were significant disagreements happening. The DeSantis and Newsom teams were both arguing that the other side was breaking the rules that were agreed upon in advance — particularly keeping distance between the candidates and their guests.

According to four sources in the DeSantis camp — one who witnessed the moment in the room and three others who were standing backstage (where there was no press or live studio audience) — Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, came into the debate room on at least two occasions to raise some objections.

She also made her way to the stage during the break after the candidates agreed to extend the debate and put an end to it.

A fifth source on the ground, unaffiliated with either campaign, confirmed that Siebel Newsom ended the debate on her husband’s behalf, saying, “We’re done.”

“Gavin Newsom got beat so badly last night his wife literally had to throw in the towel for him. It was embarrassing,” DeSantis spokesman Andrew Romeo said.

To me, it looks like her husband was getting beaten like a rented mule, and she wanted to stop the bleeding.

Let’s see some clips from the debate. If you only have time for 1, then watch the bottom two clips, the poop map and California “freedoms”.

DeSantis: Newsom’s Father-in-Law Moved to Florida

DeSantis: California Basically ‘Legalized Retail Theft’

DeSantis, Newsom Spar Over Gender Transitions for Minors

Newsom: Elective Abortions Should Be Legal at Any Point in Pregnancy

DeSantis Holds Up San Francisco Poop Map

‘Pornography’: DeSantis Holds Up Page of ‘Gender Queer’

DeSantis: In California, You’re Free to Poop in Public