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Kay Ivey / Montgomery Advertiser via AP ( Headline USA ) In a pair of campaign ads this GOP primary season, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declares the election was stolen from Donald Trump and accuses the federal government of “shipping illegal immigrants” to the state.
“My message to Biden: No way, Jose,” she says.
But a competing ad by former Trump ambassador Lindy Blanchard calls Ivey a “tax-hiking Fauci-loving” liberal, swiping at her for actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and a gas tax increase.
The race was supposed to be a cake walk for Ivey—who still remains favored to win a second full term—but right flank opponents are trying to make it a referendum on conservative credentials as they seek to push the Alabama governor into a runoff.
Blanchard, who left the U.S. Senate race to run for governor, said there are GOP voters who are not happy with Ivey’s leadership on a number of issues.
She particularly cited Ivey’s support for the gas tax increase and mask mandate and business closures during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic.
“I don’t want the government anywhere near my health care telling me what to do,” Blanchard said. “I want the people of Alabama to know that if you like Gov. DeSantis and Kristi Noem, then you’ll like Gov. Blanchard,” she said referencing the Florida and South Dakota governors.
It is historically difficult for a primary challenger to defeat an incumbent governor. None of the primary challengers have the footprint to defeat Ivey alone. They instead are placing hopes that they can collectively garner enough primary votes and keep Ivey below 50% of the vote to spark a runoff and a new political ballgame.Ivey faces a total of eight primary challengers, including Blanchard; businessman Tim James, the son of former Gov. Fob James; and Lew Burdette, who runs […]
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