It’s time for the media and Democrats to acknowledge that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Walt Maddox is in the last gasps of a dying campaign.
Recent polls continue to show that the Tuscaloosa mayor is down, and down big.
ALFA:
Maddox – 36%
Ivey – 56%
Results from the poll found that 51 percent of those surveyed said they would vote for Gov. Kay Ivey if the election were to be held today. Her opponent, Democrat Walt Maddox, garnered the support of just 26 percent of respondents. Another 22 percent said they are still undecided.
It’s clear the campaign and his supporters are never going to acknowledge these things, but the Alabama political press has an obligation to offer sober analysis during the coverage of the lead up to the election.
Instead, the silliness of the Alabama political media is apparent, no better exemplified by this clip of the “The V”:
https://www.facebook.com/TheDaleJackson/videos/438796013311932/
Yes, this is an opinion show, but the coverage by the leading political media in this state would lead those reading just those outlets to believe Maddox is a savior with a serious chance of upsetting Governor Ivey.
He’s not.
It is “Hail Mary” time for Walt Maddox.
Ivey is not Roy Moore.
If he wants to get close, he needs to do a couple of things.
First, he has to attack. And I am not talking about whining about debates — this makes him look like a little kid whose mommy won’t let him go outside to play with his friends. He needs to (metaphorically) draw blood.
Secondly, Maddox needs to explain how he plans on accomplishing his goals.
I have been asking his campaign for weeks about how they plan on paying for their Medicaid plan, and this is the best they have done so far:
As we have said for months, GKI says jobs solve all ills. We agree with that and the Alabama Hospital Association who say the jobs saved and created by Medicaid expansion more than pays for the initial investment – just like with any other economic development project.
— Chip Hill (@Chip_Hill) October 3, 2018
But, it’s just not true.
The tax revenue generated by massive government spending doesn’t come close to paying for it.
A report in the Montgomery Advertiser laid it out pretty clearly, saying, “The 2012 UAB study estimated that Medicaid expansion could generate $2.2 to $4.6 billion of new economic activity in the state annually and between $12 and $26 million in new tax revenue each year.”
Mayor Maddox himself put the price tag at close to $200 million. He has no plan to close that, at a minimum, $124 million dollar gap.
Maddox better get serious or he is going to get wrecked come November.
@TheDaleJackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a conservative talk show from 7-11 am weekdays on WVNN
