Gov. Kay Ivey has released the first TV ad of her 2022 campaign for re-election.
In the spot, Ivey says, “It’s important to keep our jobs open and keep our people working.”
But a potential opponent to Ivey says the ad contradicts what the Governor did during her response to the COVID epidemic.
State Auditor Jim Zeigler said in a Facebook post and news release Wednesday:
“That’s exactly the opposite of what Gov. Ivey did during her bumbling COVID response. She closed businesses and kept them closed. She favored out-of-state giants like Walmart and Target at the expense of local businesses. She put people out of work needlessly. How many of our state officials are speaking up about this and challenging the costly mistakes of the Ivey administration? Name one. Alabama needs a governor like Ron DeSantis (R-Fl) or Kristi Noem (R-SD).”
Zeigler said last week he is considering setting up an exploratory campaign testing the waters for a possible gubernatorial run. He is term-limited and cannot run again for State Auditor. He says he will make a decision before the annual state Republican meeting on August 28.
“The title of Gov. Ivey’s ad is ‘Four More Years.’ We don’t need four more years of gas tax increases. We don’t need four more years of Ivey attempts to put tolls on Alabama’s roads and bridges. We don’t need four more years of Ivey attempts to give out-of-state millionaires 30-year leases on Alabama prisons that leave our state owning zero equity in those rented prisons. We don’t need four more years of government behind closed doors,” Zeigler said.
