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☆ Officials in key Arizona county combat misinformation, election security fears a day before midterms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Rocio Fabbro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Key county officials refuted misinformation about vote counting spreading on Twitter, among other platforms. "We're here in Maricopa County, we've got residents of Maricopa County that are trying to do the right thing and understand what the truth is, and a lot of this misinformation is being spread by people who don't even live here in Maricopa County," Gates said. For the past two years, Maricopa County has been ramping up efforts to combat misinformation, which has especially affected the area. Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said the county is "committed to protect the free vote in a republic." As of Monday morning, the Maricopa County recorder's office received 974,760 early voting packets and signature verified 965,000 of those, according to county Recorder Stephen Richer.

In an NBC News poll of registered voters last month, economic concerns beat out every other issue. Recent data from three swing states — Wisconsin, Arizona and Pennsylvania — sheds light on the varying economic pressures that might influence choices at the ballot box. Tony Evers faces Republican challenger Tim Michels, the job market is hot. Gas prices in the state have recently come down to an average of $3.60 a gallon, compared to $3.76 nationally, after this summer’s nationwide surge. Wisconsin’s metro areas aren’t big enough to be broken out in federal data, but food prices in the Midwest have risen by 12.7% over the last year, compared to 11.2% nationally.

☆ Democrat Katie Hobbs faces off against Trump-endorsed Republican Kari Lake in Arizona's gubernatorial election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Democrat Katie Hobbs is running against Republican Kari Lake in Arizona's gubernatorial race. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDemocrat Katie Hobbs faces off against Republican Kari Lake in Arizona's gubernatorial election. Previously, she served as an Arizona state senator from 2013 to 2019 and as a state representative from 2011 to 2013. In recent history, Arizona has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election cycle, excluding 1996 and 2020. Her opponent, Hobbs, has raised $10.3 million, spent $8.6 million, and has $1.7 million of cash on hand, as of September 30.

☆ Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake pledges 'to serve eight years as governor' if elected after speculation mounts that she'd be a potential Trump VP running mate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Kari Lake said she'd serve as Arizona's governor for "eight years" if elected to office. Lake's name has circulated among Republicans as a potential running mate for Trump should he run in 2024. "I'm going to serve eight years as governor of Arizona," Lake said in response to Karl's inquiry about whether she'd serve out a full term in office. When Karl pressed Lake further about what she'd do if Trump asked her to be his No. Earlier this month, Hobbs campaign manager Nicole DeMont in a statement explained why the Democratic gubernatorial nominee would not be sharing a stage with Lake.

☆ Kari Lake was booted from Arizona town hall audience before Hobbs took the stage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-08 | by ( Marc Caputo | Marc Caputo Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

But a problem arose before Hobbs even took the stage: Lake was sitting in the front row, in the direct line of sight of where her opponent would sit. Anyone who thinks she was there to follow all the rules doesn’t know Kari Lake.”The scene was emblematic of the contrasting styles of Lake and Hobbs: Lake is a former local TV anchor, while Hobbs is the elected secretary of state in Arizona, one of the nation’s most competitive swing states. Lake has repeatedly called Hobbs a “coward” for her refusal to share the debate stage and points out that Hobbs also refused to debate Democratic primary rivals. “I can understand why, perhaps, Hobbs is hesitant to appear on stage with Lake. The Lake campaign disputes the suggestion that the disruption was staged.

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