Democratic candidate wants to shut down ‘regurgitated lies’ about election. Republican Kari Lake offers to let Hobbs ‘write questions.’ Here’s what you need to know.
Author: Brahm Resnik ||12 News
Democrat Katie Hobbs’ campaign has made it known she wants changes in the format for what might be Arizona’s only televised gubernatorial debate.
Her Republican opponent, Kari Lake, is taunting Hobbs in a Twitter video: “To make things even easier for you, I’ll allow you to choose the moderator. Hell, I’ll even let you write the questions.”
Will Hobbs and Lake ever stand on the same debate stage? And what if they don’t? Here are four things you need to know:
‘Super Bowl’ size audience
The hourlong debate is more than two months away.
It’s scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Phoenix studios of Arizona PBS. Ted Simons, host of “Arizona Horizon,” will be the sole moderator.
The date falls one week before early ballots are mailed to Arizona voters.
The event’s reach in the state will rival the Super Bowl’s, according to invitations to the candidates from the debate organizer, the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission.
The debate will be broadcast live over dozens of TV and radio stations, including 12News. Several newspaper websites will livestream the debate.
In addition, “PBS NewsHour” has agreed to livestream the debate on its web site, which reaches millions of viewers.
What does Hobbs want?
