Journalists’ Roundtable: Candidate debates, Trump criticizes Phoenix elections and more

Oct. 9

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It’s Friday, which means it’s time for the Journalists’ Roundtable, where we discuss Arizona politics. This week, “Arizona Horizon” host Ted Simons was joined by Howie Fischer of Capitol Media Services, Jim Small from Arizona Mirror and Wayne Schutsky of KJZZ.

The topics discussed this week included:

  • Democrat Amish Shah and Republican Jay Feely in CD1 debate
  • Representative Andy Biggs (R) and Teri Hourhan (No Labels Party) face off in the Governor’s debate, skipped by incumbent Governor Katie Hobbs (D)
  • President Donald Trump criticizes Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap’s office over early voting

In this segment:

Howie Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Jim Small, Arizona Mirror
Wayne Schutsky, KJZZ

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