Katie Hobbs is the Democrat running for governor in Arizona. She is also the Secretary of State and is overseeing the election. On the election website, my.arizona.vote, Katie Hobbs has her name boldly floating at the bottom of the screen in a huge banner. Despite calls for her to not oversee the election and run at the same time, she did just that. Her claim is that she will fulfill her already elected duty while seeking more power.
Kari Lake is the Republican running for governor in Arizona. Her past experience is as a television anchor at KSAZ-TV (FOX 10) in Phoenix for twenty-two years. In 2016 she interviewed Obama. In 2021, she stepped down from being an anchor. She became a critic of the media, saying that it "needs more balance in coverage and a wider range of viewpoints represented in every newsroom at every level and at every position."
In the beginning of her campaign, Lake published an advertisement of her using a sledgehammer to smash television sets displaying the news. Her belief is that the medias agenda is biased and immoral. She also believes that they refused to cover unproven Covid 19 treatments and would parrot Anthony Fauci instead. In 2006 she temporarily left the Republican party in protest of US involvement in the Middle East. In 2012 she returned to the Republican party.
During the campaign, Lake has been speaking in public on a regular basis. Hobbs has been doing the exact opposite and refuses to debate Lake. She has been on CNN calling Lake a bully that talks too much. She claims that her reason to refuse debates is to prevent giving a bigger platform to Lake. She also claims that if she debates Lake, it would be pointless as it won't "change the election." Lake's response to Hobbs refusing to debate is that Hobbs is making excuses. Lake said that "the policies she wants for Arizona would turn us into California and I can tell you now, that is not what Arizona wants."
Hobbs has no plans to secure the Southern border. She has voted against the border wall twice in the past. She has also co-sponsored legislation to teach sex education to kindergarteners. Her husband is psychiatrist for for children that helps with gender transitioning. Supporters of Hobbs include Barrack Obama, Liz Cheney, and the infamous Hillary Clinton.
Obama went out of his way to perform a speech in Phoenix, Arizona in support of Hobbs, who was not present. He spent most of the time talking about why you should not vote for Lake. He mentioned their past interview and that he really had no memory of it. He went on to claim that she cannot be trusted as she already has experience in the media by being on television. He also managed to put down her home studio lighting and anchor voice without having anything of substance to talk about. It came across like a cheesy comedian skit.
Cheney published an advertisement targeting Lake. The ad told residents to not vote for Lake. In the ad, Cheney states "I don't know that I have ever voted for a Democrat, but if I lived in Arizona, I absolutely would." In the ad, she also made the claim that Lake and Mark Finchen will "only honor the results of an election if they agree with it." Following the advertisement, was a flow of support and revenue for Lake's campaign. Lake responded saying "my team tells me your commercial should add another 10 points to our lead! I guess that's why they call the Cheney anti-endorsement the gift that keeps on giving."
Clinton appeared on MSNBC with Joy Reid attacking Lake for running. Lake brought it up to a crowd of supporters at one of her rallies. She told the crowd about her being most fearful of the Clintons. Kari stated "I just want everyone to know I'm in perfect health, we recently had our car serviced and the brakes are in perfect working condition, and I am not suicidal."
Meanwhile US House Representative Tulsi Gabbard is leaving the Democrat party. For now, she will be with the Independent party. She has given her endorsement for Lake's campaign. Donald Trump has also given his endorsement to Lake.