<p>Democrat Katie Hobbs will not debate Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kari-lake">Kari Lake</a> in the race to be the next governor of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arizona">Arizona</a>, Hobbs’ campaign announced Sunday.</p>
<p>Hobbs announcement comes after Arizona’s election commission <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arizona-election-commission-backs-kari-lake-shoots-down-democrat-katie-hobbs-town-hall-debate-proposal">declined</a> her campaign’s request to reformat the debate into an event that wouldn’t have the two candidates facing off. The commission voted down Hobbs’ proposal last week and gave her campaign a week to work with Lake’s campaign to make minor changes to the debate format.</p>
<p>“Unfortunately, debating a conspiracy theorist like Kari Lake – whose entire campaign platform is to cause enormous chaos and make Arizona the subject of national ridicule – would only lead to constant interruptions, pointless distractions, and childish name-calling,” Hobbs campaign manager Nicole DeMont said in a <a href="https://katiehobbs.org/katie-hobbs-campaign-responds-to-citizens-clean-elections-commission/">statement</a>. “We must respectfully decline the invitation” to debate.</p>
<p>Hobbs, who also skipped a debate during the Democratic primary, requested that the Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) hold a “town hall-style” event where each candidate is interviewed for 30-minutes each back-to-back. She said Sunday that she remains “willing and eager” to participate in such an event.</p>
<p>Lake repeatedly mocked Hobbs for her reticence to debate. Last week after the commission’s decision, Lake said in a statement that “Hobbs’ 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.”</p>
<p>Lake campaign spokesman Ross Trumble said in a statement after Hobbs announced her withdrawal that Lake would keep her commitment to Arizona voters. “Kari will keep her promise to the voters and debate,” Trumble told <a href="https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/katie-hobbs-declines-again-to-meet-kari-lake-in-televised-arizona-governor-debate">FOX 10</a>. “The empty chair across from her will show Arizonans just how little Katie Hobbs cares about them.”</p>
<p>The CCEC voted Thursday to reject Hobbs’ proposal for a new debate format. “We have a format that we have used for a number of years that has been successful, that has given the voters of Arizona the opportunity to compare and contrast the candidates face to face,” Commissioner Mark Kimble <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2022/09/08/katie-hobbs-refusal-debate-kari-lake-cop-out/8021648001/">said</a> at the time. “It’s incumbent on us to say enough. This is the format that we have set up.”</p>
<p>Lake and Hobbs are running neck-in-neck to be the next governor of Arizona. Polling released on Friday from <a href="https://emersoncollegepolling.com/arizona-2022-mark-kelly-faces-tight-race-with-blake-masters-katie-hobbs-and-kari-lake-in-dead-heat-for-governorship/">Emerson College</a> has Lake and Hobbs tied at 46%.</p>
<p>According to the poll, Lake is leading Hobbs by two points in voter favorability 48% to 46%. Lake’s unfavourability rating is also higher, however. Forty-seven percent of respondents said they had a somewhat or very unfavorable view of Lake versus 44% who said the same of Hobbs.</p>

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