They came, they saw, they yelled at each other. A lot.

Somewhere in the 100 or so minutes of crosstalk and insults Thursday night was Fox News’ heavily promoted “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate” between Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, and California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom.

Touted by moderator Sean Hannity as a contest of ideas — an opportunity to sort through two clashing governing philosophies that have come to define this divided country — the event wound up more of a verbal smackdown, with both DeSantis and Newsom at one point accusing the other of being a bully.