Arizona GOP gubernatorial debate 'feels like a spoof' in the words of the Trump-backed frontrunner

Candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images Republican candidates Kari Lake, Scott Neely, Karrin Taylor Robson, and...

July 4, 2022
11:26 AM

Candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images Republican candidates Kari Lake, Scott Neely, Karrin Taylor Robson, and Paola Tulliani Zen, all vying for governor of Arizona, spent Wednesday evening talking over each other, spreading misinformation, and wondering whether or not they were in a real-life "Saturday Night Live" skit. The debate, moderated by Ted Simons, host of "Arizona Horizon" on Arizona PBS, featured Robson repeatedly calling Lake "Fake Lake" for alleging she supported mask mandates, Neely saying he would take steel to the border wall himself to finish it, and Neely saying, unprompted, that he hadn't "been on a stage with this many women since I've been to a baby shower.

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