{"id":2284698,"date":"2024-06-27T14:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-skips-arizonas-republican-senate-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T14:44:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:44:36","slug":"kari-lake-skips-arizonas-republican-senate-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-skips-arizonas-republican-senate-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kari Lake skips Arizona\u2019s Republican Senate debate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkari-lake-skips-arizonas-republican-senate-debate-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284698&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake\u200c chose to skip the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chairwoman-mainstream-media-out-as-hosts-of-2024-rnc-sponsored-debates\/\" title=\"RNC Chairwoman: Mainstream Media Out As Hosts Of 2024 RNC-Sponsored Debates\">debate ahead<\/a> of Arizona&#8217;s July primary election, which left Mark\u200b Lamb, Pinal \u200cCounty sheriff and her fellow Republican contender, as the\u200d sole participant. During\u2064 the debate, Lamb emphasized the seriousness with\u2063 which he \u200dapproached the campaign, stating his attendance demonstrated his respect and\u2062 commitment to the Arizona electorate. \u200dHe did not specifically mention \u2064Lake but criticized Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), the likely\u2062 Democratic \u2063opponent, \u2063focusing \u2062on Gallego&#8217;s policy objectives. Lamb also touted his conservative policies, particularly his handling of crime and his stance on issues like the border <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-asks-mexico-to-allow-dea-agents-in\/\" title=\"U.S. asks Mexico to allow DEA agents in\">fentanyl crisis<\/a> and\u200d abortion, expressing\u2064 support for the Dobbs v. Jackson Women&#8217;s Health Organization decision. Meanwhile, Lake, focusing on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a>, justified her absence by emphasizing the high stakes and financial \u2063demands\u200c of the race, \u200bspecifically identifying Gallego as her main competitor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republican Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kari-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kari Lake<\/a> skipped the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a>\u2019s July primary election.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Lamb, the other candidate in the running for the Republican nomination, was the only one present during Wednesday night\u2019s debate and tried to treat it like a job interview. Lamb is the sheriff of Pinal County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy presence here should tell the people of Arizona I want this job, that it\u2019s important enough for me to come here and show you the respect that you deserve here in Arizona,\u201d Lamb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/06\/26\/mark-lamb-debate-can-kari-lake-opponent-make-impression\/74212440007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re interviewing for a job, if you don\u2019t show up, I don\u2019t know any company that\u2019s going to hire you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lamb did not mention Lake by name during the debate, but he did call out Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), who is the presumptive Democratic nominee as he has no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-ariz-gop-censures-several-lawmakers-over-support-for-impeachment-failure-to-keep-states-red\/\" title=\"Mich., Ariz. GOP censures several lawmakers over support for impeachment, failure to keep states red\">primary challengers<\/a>, for his policy goals. Gallego, Lamb, and Lake are vying for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema\u2019s (I-AZ) seat as she is retiring from Congress after one term.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3060298\/where-to-watch-debate-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHERE TO WATCH THE BIDEN-TRUMP DEBATE IN DC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the debate, Lamb highlighted his conservative track record, notably on crime as sheriff. He said the fentanyl crisis can be traced down to President Joe Biden\u2019s border policies.<\/p>\n<p>On abortion, he said he supported the <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em> decision and said life begins at conception, while also acknowledging that his opinion may not be popular with everyone but hoped people would not be \u201csingle-issue voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am focusing on the general election,\u201d Lake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/kari-lake-skips-arizona-senate-gop-primary-debate-rcna158055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> when asked earlier this year about her choice to skip the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-take-back-control-of-virginia-house-in-statewide-upset\/\" title=\"Republicans Take Back Control of Virginia House in Statewide Upset\">expensive race<\/a>, guys,\u201d Lake continued. \u2018There is going to be $200 [million], $250 million poured into this race. We need to have somebody who has the ability to compete in that, and so I\u2019m focusing squarely on the competition. And that is a guy named Ruben.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lake ran for governor of Arizona in 2022 but lost to then-Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat. In that race, Hobbs refused to debate Lake because of her continuous denial of the 2020 election results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, Kari Lake has made it clear time and time again that she\u2019s not interested in having substantive, in-depth conversations about the issues that matter to Arizonans,\u201d Hobbs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/az-gov-candidate-katie-hobbs-defends-refusal-debate-kari-lake-2022-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> on her decision not to debate at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe only wants a scenario where she can control the dialogue, and she\u2019s refused to sit down in a one-on-one, lengthy conversation to really clarify with Arizonans where she is on the issues,\u201d Hobbs said. \u201cShe\u2019s the one who\u2019s afraid of talking to voters where she\u2019s at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lake repeatedly called Hobbs a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2022-election\/kari-lake-was-booted-arizona-town-hall-audience-hobbs-took-stage-rcna51347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>coward<\/a>\u201d at the time for refusing to debate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s kind of interesting with the debate, is that with Lake not participating in it, a big political pivot from two years ago when she ran for governor, where she made hay about Hobbs not debating her and now she is not doing the debate,\u201d Mike Noble, CEO and founder of Noble Predictive Insights, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kold.com\/2024\/06\/26\/kari-lake-skipping-republican-us-senate-debate-only-mark-lamb-will-participate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>KOLD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lake has continued to deny she lost the gubernatorial race in 2022. When asked about the election results in his county in Arizona, Lamb said that while fraud does happen, there was no evidence of fraud in Pinal County in 2020 or 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake missed the debate before Arizona&#8217;s July primary. Mark Lamb, also vying for the Republican nomination and Pinal County&#8217;s sheriff, was the sole participant. 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