Today’s “Profiles in Courage” segment is going to focus on a stalwart bastion of backbone and intestinal fortitude, the first-to-the-flames fighter of EE-VILLE in Crisis Town, the larger-than-life shadow protecting the weak whom we all know and love – yes, that Katie Hobbs.

When you’re a leader, you don’t get to choose the crises you face. The priority is always keeping Arizonans safe and keeping our economy going.

I’m the only candidate with the leadership experience to do just that. #AZGOV pic.twitter.com/udhwSli4SJ

— Katie Hobbs (@katiehobbs) October 19, 2022

She’s been there, she’s done that, and she’s the cartoon illustration for “Leadership Experience” in the Merriam-Webster. Or is she? As my colleague Duane wrote in his VIP offering this morning, Ms. Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State and current Democratic nominee for governor is as remarkably obtuse as the rest of the Dems this cycle are proving to be (Me on others here) in regards to what they’re selling and what voters want to buy. Being doggedly on message, however unwelcome, irrelevant, and, in many cases, insulting your message is to the voters you are trying to sway, where Hobbs takes the cake today is in her own charming, simpering lack of self-awareness. Katie Hobbs may be many things to many people, but courageous, fearless, or any of the other adjectives appropriate for battle do not apply to her in any, way, shape or form. The other problem for her, besides the lack of a mirror to double-check her personal view of herself, is we have receipts for the lack thereof.

Here’s the AZ SecState skittering away from a polite and personable Project Veritas reporter so fast, that she sideswipes her soda, drenching the table and floor. The PV reporter – a cool cat named R.C. Maxwell – asks her fleeing backside…

“Are you going to clean that up or just leave that here for the business?”

Courageous Katie, dis you?

Project Veritas has Katie Hobbs in panic mode..

She knocked over her cola (and didn't pick it up) before fleeing to a bathroom stall because a reporter asked her a couple questions.pic.twitter.com/fWsTXqWRAe

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 12, 2022

CLEAN UP AFTER KATIE, TABLE 5

And Katie Hobbs hid in the bathroom. Stayed there for quite a while. FORTITUDE.

There’s another confrontation Katie Hobbs has been avoiding since getting the nomination – a debate with Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake. Being the tiger lady Lake is, it’s understandably a daunting prospect to anyone, less mind a person of Hobbs’ obviously tender sensibilities. But nonetheless, the expectation of verbal combat on mutually agreed to neutral ground comes with the “running for office” gig. Katie’s running, but from face-to-face contact with the formidable Lake.

Courageous Katie, Leadership Lady, dis you?

Ran into Katie Hobbs at Starbucks, so asked her why she wouldn't debate @KariLake

She REFUSED to answer and ignored me!! pic.twitter.com/lgC9N4sbsq

— Luke Mosiman (@Luke_Mosiman) September 29, 2022

You know it’s pretty bad when even the local liberal rag calls you out…and you’re their girl.
“COWARD” – YOICKS. That’s pretty harsh.

Dis you, right?

AMAZING HONESTY: Left wing news outlet AZ Central RIPS @katiehobbs for repeatedly ducking debate (or any interaction) with her opponent @KariLake.

"Hobbs isn’t just letting down Democrats; she may well be letting down Arizona."

WOW. https://t.co/oJtobyHjRg pic.twitter.com/GoSlGZ8VjN

— Duke Santos (@unashamedusa) October 13, 2022

People in their own tough races also do not appreciate duck-for-cover types. Weird how that works.

NBC: I asked @SenMarkKelly about his decision not to campaign with @KatieHobbs

MARK KELLY: "Hey, we each make our own decisions about how to run our campaign. I have a campaign that's built to win […] What I suggest they do is just run a better campaign" #AZSEN #AZGOV pic.twitter.com/5dkVxZYZtu

— Ben Petersen (@bennpetersen) October 20, 2022

Only 20 days or so left, and the chances of a debate happening shrink away. Then again, Hobbs may be counting the hours to Election Day when her panicked episodes of ducking for cover into bathrooms, fleeing the scene of a soda spill or having an awkward encounter with a possible constituent no longer strike a fear-flight response. I do understand the impulse to paint one’s self as a wee bit grander than one truly is. It’s easy when no one pays attention, and it’s all little exaggerations. But, hooo, boy. Biden doesn’t have to curb his perpetually self-aggrandizing yarns thanks to friendly press, advanced age, and obvious dementia, but you? You, Katie Hobbs, have to keep your external and internal stories straight, or the tale of the tape will do it for you.

ah yes the “fearless fighter” who is too afraid to debate, lol pic.twitter.com/snCM5cSYxJ

— Blake Masters (@bgmasters) October 17, 2022

“Fearless Fighter, Leadership Lady” is not the name of the movie we’ve seen so far…if you get my drift.

DIS you.

I certainly don’t foresee a “Governor” Hobbs in any production, either, no matter what her fearless mirror is telling her. WHEW.