When the four cats are the four main candidates for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, and the two are the leading Democrats running for the same office.

The four Republicans have agreed to another televised debate next week in Raleigh. Those candidates have sparred for the cameras at least 10 times, according to an Associated Press report.

Meanwhile, the top two Democrats have met on TV four times, and they have “clashed over the number of debates and forums to hold before the election,” according to the news report.