
Jim
Hood, the tax and spend liberal who was
once named the second worst Attorney General in America, is having a rough
go at his campaign for Mississippi governor. On the heels of two lackluster
debate performances, where Hood took a page from Elizabeth Warren’s book and dodged
questions about how he would pay for
his $1
billion agenda (spoiler alert: tax
hikes), Hood’s campaign is embroiled with ethics questions and bickering
with members of his own party.
Hood, who has been described
as “famous for his ethically questionable conduct while in office,” has had
to fend off criticism from watchdog groups for a politically-motivated
investigation into his opponent, Lt. Governor Tate Reeves. The investigation,
which was “light on conclusions,” was flagged as potentially unconstitutional
and raised questions about Hood’s “integrity and impartiality.”
A new report
from the Associated Press
describes a unified Republican party heading into Election Day while the
Democratic Party – ostensibly led by Hood – is in disarray. Infighting is
nothing new for Hood. His Democratic primary opponents accused
him of having “a sense of privilege” and issuing a “slap in the voters’ face,”
for refusing
to attend a debate hosted by the largest Democratic Party chapter in the state.
This infighting with the Mississippi Democrats has continued into the general
election, with Hood dodging questions and trading barbs through the media with
the Democratic Attorney General candidate, who has publicly expressed her
“disappoint[ment]” in Hood.
Hood hasn’t been shy about embracing his fellow Democrats in the past. An
ardent Hillary Clinton supporter and donor
to her campaign, he served
as a pledged delegate for her, and even called
for the abolishment of the Electoral College after she lost to President Trump
in 2016. Hood’s ties to radical liberals go even further with his support for California’s Attorney
General Xavier Becerra, who is regarded as one of the leaders
of the anti-Trump “resistance.”
“Everyone knows what team Jim Hood is on, and it’s Hillary Clinton’s team. Hood
can dodge all the questions he wants, but his flailing campaign can’t hide the
fact that his plans would raise taxes on working Mississippi families to fund
billions in government spending – just like his liberal allies,” said RGA Communications Director Amelia
Chassé Alcivar.
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