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Republican nominee for governor Tate Reeves has accepted two invitations to televised gubernatorial debates hosted by WJTV and Nexstar Media Group. Democratic nominee for governor Jim Hood, who denied voters the opportunity for a debate among his primary opponents, has also not accepted the invitations to debate Tate Reeves on policy issues that matter to Mississippians.
Hood previously said that he would debate "anytime and anywhere." He is now reversing that tough talk.
Considering last
night’s debate debacle among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls and
the extreme-left positions Jim Hood’s Party is taking—confiscation of
firearms, elimination of private health
insurance, open borders, increased taxation, and unlimited abortion—it
is no surprise Mr. Hood is hesitating to give voters the opportunity to
see him debate. He cannot pretend to be moderate when contrasted
alongside a strong conservative like Tate Reeves
and knows voters would see through his faux-populist veneer.
“Jim Hood refused
to debate his Democratic opponents for the same reason he is avoiding
the debates with Tate Reeves—he knows he can’t stand on a debate stage
and simultaneously hoodwink moderate voters
and pander to his left-wing base,” said Mississippi Republican Party
spokeswoman Nicole Webb. “He knows his policies won’t stand on their
merits and knows given the chance, voters on both sides of the aisle
will see right through his façade.”
The Mississippi
Republican Party has launched a count-up clock to record the widening
gulf of time between Mr. Reeves’ ready acceptance of WJTV’s debate
invitations and Mr. Hood’s continued obstruction
of transparency in the electoral process.
The count-up clock is online at www.msgop.org.
Don’t be Hoodwinked. To learn more about Jim Hood, visit www.therealjimhood.com
