NBC certainly is worried about it. They also think that the Dem candidate Katie Hobbs is absolutely terrible.

She's certainly afraid of debating.

Brutal @MeetThePress panel mocking @KatieHobbs this morning

CHUCK TODD:@KariLake is "stronger than I thought"

AMY WALTER:
"There is a sense from voters that I know this person [Kari Lake]"

MATT GORMAN:
The #AZGov race is "neck-and-neck … @KatieHobbs is not a good candidate" pic.twitter.com/GjghK1jbtD

— Brian Anderson (@AZBrianAnderson) September 11, 2022

Democrat Katie Hobbs declines Arizona gubernatorial debate with Kari Lake again https://t.co/haRGrjpNKZ

— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 12, 2022