On Tuesday, Alabama Democratic gubernatorial candidate Walt Maddox insinuated that Alabama was “near the bottom” under the leadership of Republican Gov. Kay Ivey.

“This is really about the governor has defined she likes where Alabama is. I’m not satisfied at being at or near the bottom,” Maddox told reporters at the Downtown Huntsville Rotary Club, per a report by Alabama Media Group. “This election, to us, is about the future. We feel a majority of Alabamians are ready to have a governor who is going to fight for a better future for every single person in the state.”

Maddox also continued to tout his initiative to expand Medicaid, which Ivey considers “misguided,” and pass an education lottery should he be elected.

“I respect Governor Ivey and I respect her 35 years of service in Montgomery,” Maddox said. “But this election is uniquely about the future of this state and whether we want to come out of the shadows of being at or near the bottom in everything that matters. One of the ways we can do that is by passing an education lottery. The other way is expanding Medicaid – creating 30,000 new jobs and enhancing health care across the state.”

Under the leadership of Gov. Kay Ivey, who is the third most popular governor in the country with a 65 percent approval rating, Alabama’s unemployment rate and economy are breaking records.

“Not only are we experiencing record high employment, this month we’ve also broken another record – our economy is currently supporting the most number of jobs in history!” Ivey said in a statement earlier this month. “September’s job count of 2,048,000 bypasses the previous record of 2,045,800, which was set in December 2007.”

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