Dems fear debating Kari Lake in Arizona
Trump-backed Kari Lake is poised to have the debate stage all to herself after her Democratic opponent for Arizona governor refused to accept the format.
Katie Hobbs, the current Arizona secretary of state, must "respectfully decline" an invitation for the debate scheduled for Oct. 12, her campaign manager said on Sunday.
The decision comes after Citizens Clean Elections Commission, the state agency that sets up debates, rejected her request to alter the format into separate 30-minute "town hall-style" interviews as opposed to a direct face-off and gave a week to agree on terms.
Lake, a former journalist who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, knocked Hobbs in a statement last week saying her "strategy is to hide from Me, the Press, and the Voters throughout the entirety of this campaign and run out the clock on the people of Arizona." Lake has also said she would allow Hobbs to pick the time, place, moderator, and questions.
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Kari Lake is smart and articulate and that frightens the Democrats. They know they can't beat her on the debate stage. Reporters have also learned that they cannot rattle her with questions.
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