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Showing Original Post only (View all)CNN This Morning Grills Katie Hobbs for Avoiding Kari Lake Debates [View all]
LEMON: Why not debate your opponent? If you believe your opponent has issues and is spreading conspiracy theories about a stolen election and so on and is not being truthful with the people of Arizona, why then not get on the debate stage and debate her?HOBBS: You know, not only is Kari Lake, has she centered her entire platform around this election denialism, I didnt want to give her a bigger stage to do that. Additionally, she has shown shes not interested in any kind of substantive conversation, shes only creating a spectacle.
LEMON: If you were in the same space with her, wouldnt it be easier to knock it down in front of everyone, in front of the most people because youre not stopping her from spreading whatever you believe that she is spreading by not debating her. She can go on television, she can talk about it, she can go in front of the people of Arizona every single day and talk about it. But youre not confronting her on it. Seems like it would be an easy fix if you stood up on a debate stage and confronted her about these issues.
HOBBS: Look, were six days out from the election and our campaign strategy is our campaign strategy, so were moving forward. Im continuing to make my case to the voters of Arizona. Whether or not we debate it in this race is not going to decide this election. So, we made a decision, didnt want to be a part of her spectacle and she wont answer these tough questions to real reporters.
HARLOW: But, secretary, its not just her that you wont debate. You did not debate your Democratic primary opponent, Marco Lopez. Why?
HOBBS: I was miles ahead of him in the race and won handily. Its a totally different situation here.
HARLOW: Well, its not debating your opponent again. Have you ever debated your opponent running for political office?
HOBBS: Yes I have.
HARLOW: Why do you think it wasnt important for people to see a debate in this election for governor at all?
HOBBS: In the primary, I was focused on the general election. I was miles ahead of my opponent. I won handily. It wasnt an issue. Were six days from the election and this is the decision we made, so.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-this-morning-grills-katie-hobbs-for-avoiding-kari-lake-debates-youre-not-stopping-her-from-spreading-election-lies/
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I Think Hobbs answered appropriately and has every reason not to debate scary lake
PortTack
Nov 2022
#1
Don Lemon and Poppy Harlow....Kari Lake is a piece of shit! just ask Michael Fanone
IA8IT
Nov 2022
#2
Lee is a GQP'er .... they always get passes for mostly all they do and don't do.
LenaBaby61
Nov 2022
#20