Hobbs 🐔 out of debate

Photo credit: Ross D. Franklin—AP

Bawk, bawk, bawk…

It’s official. Katie Hobbs chickened out of the Arizona gubernatorial debate with Kari Lake.

What’s remarkable about the decision?

With polls showing a tied race, Hobbs thought she would sustain less damage with wall-to-wall coverage of her refusal to explain her radical positions to voters in a televised debate than putting her universally regarded terrible communications skills to the test against Kari Lake.

“Katie Hobbs is the worst Democrat gubernatorial candidate in the country, and her decision to duck the debate proves it,” said RGA spokesman Will Reinert. “The comfort of a cozy MSNBC interview is a far cry from the debate stage, and Hobbs is scared to death of being forced to defend her views against a talented communicator in Kari Lake.”