Democrat Katie Hobbs said Sunday she won't share a stage with Republican Kari Lake.
That came even after the Citizens Clean Election Commission offered last week to let Hobbs propose conditions on a head-to-head event.Nicole DeMont, Hobbs' campaign manager, balked last week when commission chairman Damien Meyer asked her flat out whether there are any conditions under which the candidate would agree to participate in the same kind of debate the commission has sponsored for decades. DeMont said she would not respond to"hypothetical" questions.
People are also reading… She also has complained that Lake, who insists that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, would spend the time rehashing old conspiracy theories rather than how focus on policies for governing the state. DeMont repeated her offer to participate in a"town hall" style event, where she and Lake would answer questions, but separately. Commissioners rejected that proposal Thursday, saying the public is entitled to see the candidates side by side.
Hobbs' decision means that Lake will get 30 minutes of her own on KAET-TV, the Phoenix PBS affiliate. It is set to be held on Oct. 12, with questions from Ted Simons, who has hosted other debates. That is precisely what happened when Hobbs snubbed a debate with Lopez.Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on Twitter at @azcapmedia or email [email protected].
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