The Associated Press reports:
Democrat Katie Hobbs on Friday declined to agree to a televised debate with Republican Kari Lake as both seek the Arizona governor’s office, instead proposing individual interviews with the moderator.
The campaign manager for Hobbs, who is currently secretary of state, pointed to a raucous debate between the four Republicans vying for their party’s nomination in the Aug. 2 primary for her decision.
“Secretary Hobbs firmly believes that Arizonans deserve every opportunity to evaluate candidates for public office and hear their visions for the future of our state – without constant interruptions, pointless distractions, childish name-calling, tired conspiracy theories, and demonstrably false accusations,” Nicole DeMont.
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Katie Hobbs, the Democratic Party candidate for Arizona governor in the November elections, has declined to agree to a televised debate with her Republican opponent, Kari Lake, proposing instead to have individual interviews with the moderator. https://t.co/iMGbyDJqz1
— FOX 10 Phoenix (@FOX10Phoenix) September 3, 2022
Here’s Arizona Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake posing for a photo with a couple of uniformed Proud Boys, a well documented hate group.https://t.co/Z8XqI5T1TA pic.twitter.com/voMSK6OnJz
— AZ Right Wing Watch (@az_rww) July 25, 2022
Whoa whoa whoa. @KariLake gets called out for backing a guy who says “Jews Are Evil” and her clap back is to try and smear me? Bad idea, Kari. I will make you two promises: 1) you’ll never be governor; and 2) I will now make sure millions know you’re anti-Semitic. https://t.co/dxtXhAIN8X
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) August 20, 2022
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake was photographed with Pizzagate & QAnon conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin & Arizona secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem was photographed with QAnon influencer intheMatrixxx, respectively, at True The Vote’s “pit” event. pic.twitter.com/n66GBYgpg9
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) August 19, 2022
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she would “very much support” banning abortion pills in the state. pic.twitter.com/Dg46GzJyJV
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) June 27, 2022
I’m hoping our current Governor won’t torture us again with any Mandates or Executive Orders over “Monkey Pox”
Rest assured that if he does, they will be ripped to shreds the moment I take office.
Right after I issue a Declaration of Invasion. This is a promise, Arizona.
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) July 24, 2022
A supporter of Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for Arizona governor, has called for LGBTQ+ people to be put into camps to stop the spread of monkeypox. https://t.co/EtO3bewRYs
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) August 6, 2022
Kari Lake appeared in an Ethan Schmidt video promoting Ethan’s “Anti-Maskers Club.”
Kari Lake refuses to publicly denounce Ethan who is now saying women make up rape claims. pic.twitter.com/FB9Ue831G9
— PatriotTakes ?? (@patriottakes) August 29, 2022