Democratic Arizona governor candidate Katie Hobbs defended her refusal to debate opponent Kari Lake.
On CNN, Hobbs said that Lake avoids "substantive, in-depth conversations" about Arizona issues.
Hobbs' refusal to debate has drawn criticism from Democrats, who have called it "the wrong decision.".
Democrat Katie Hobbs, the former Arizona secretary of state now running for governor, defended her decision not to debate her Republican opponent, Kari Lake.
Hobbs added that Lake has "centered her entire campaign around" debunked claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election.
A representative for the Kari Lake campaign said in a statement to Insider that Hobbs "lied" about Lake's willingness to do interviews.
"The only one who is afraid to talk about the issues in this campaign is Katie Hobbs, who still refuses to debate Kari and runs away from reporters whenever possible. »