Andrew Thomas accused Tom Horne of being a con artist in his opening statement, and the debate never got more civil than that. The first televised debate between the two Republican candidates for attorney general was replete with the now-familiar accusations and denunciations that have characterized their campaigns thus far.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposed a lifetime trading ban on attorney general candidate Tom Horne in 1973 after finding that his investment company violated numerous federal regulations.

The two Republican candidates for Arizona attorney general will face off Tuesday in a debate held by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission.

If their first debate was a preview of things to come, Republican voters can expect political fistfights and bloodshed from Tom Horne and Andrew Thomas.