There’s been some political buzz about the first sho-nuff negative TV ad this campaign season. It’s entitled “Bad, Bad Tate” and says things like . . .
Tate Reeves mismanaged the state’s college fund so badly that lawmakers are now worried it may go under.
And as chairman of the pension board, Reeves oversaw the loss of $3.8B that state employees were counting on for retirement .
For his part, the Tate Reeves campaign responds.
Hewes is the first statewide campaign to launch a negative ad in this campaign. While Tate Reeves has campaigned openly on his record as Treasurer and has aired commercials discussing his record and what he wants to do as Lt. Governor, Hewes has actively avoided discussing his voting record, what that record has meant to taxpayers and what his priorities would be as Lt. Governor. Hewes hasn’t discussed his record or goals on television and doesn’t even mention them on his campaign website. Hewes’ negative campaign has begun even before Hewes has introduced himself on television to voters outside the Jackson and Hattiesburg-Laurel media markets.
Stay tuned. I think this one’s just getting warmed up.
Magnolia Tribune
