Arizona's Dem governor candidate steadfast against debate
The race is between Kari Lake, who has denied the results of the 2020 election, and Katie Hobbs, who was secretary of state at the time.
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Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee in Arizona's tight race for governor, maintained Sunday that she won't debate her Trump-backed Republican opponent.
"I have no desire of the spectacle that she's looking to create," Hobbs said on CBS' "Face the Nation" of her opponent, Republican nominee Kari Lake. She described her campaign schedule as "pretty much set," adding that she's "happy with where we are."
The race between Lake, who has denied the results of the 2020 election, and Hobbs, who was Arizona's secretary of state at the time, is being closely watched as a referendum on the staying power of former President Donald Trump's baseless claims that the election was stolen from him.
In her own interview Sunday on "Face the Nation," Lake said she planned to show up to a debate next week even without her opponent.
"I would love it if she would show up, because I think there's a lot of important issues the people of Arizona need to hear about," the Republican said to host Major Garrett.
