Sun Herald: Palazzo was absent from 4 debates before the primary. Now he’s challenging Mike Ezell.

June 7, 2022

Sheriff Mike Ezell remarked Thursday on the lack of personal attacks during the primary election, but that changed later when Rep. Steven Palazzo challenged him to a debate. The runoff election is June 28 between the two Republicans — one of whom will face off against Democrat Johnny DuPree and Independent Alden Johnson in November for the Mississippi 4th Congressional District seat. “Voters deserve to hear directly from both candidates and compare our records before the runoff,” Palazzo said in a press release.


Ezell replied, “Yes, let’s have a debate. We’ve already had four debates and Steven Palazzo didn’t show up to any of them. So the real question is, will he show up to this one?” If he does, this would be the first time Palazzo has held a public meeting or debate in years.


No date for the debate has been announced. In issuing the challenge, Palazzo attacked Ezell’s age — and got it wrong. “A 65-year old freshman in Congress is not going to be able to get done for Mississippi what I can as a subcommittee chairman on Appropriations with seniority in the House,” Palazzo said.


Ezell is 63.


Rep. Steven Palazzo and Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell are headed to a runoff for the Republican spot in the U.S. House District 4 Congressional Race.

Palazzo also said Ezell’s campaign is chaired by Democrats. On Thursday the five Republican candidates who ran against Ezell and Palazzo in the primary endorsed Ezell. Together they took 68% of the vote to Palazzo’s 32%. “We had a great campaign. Everybody worked hard to get the message out. There was no bad mudslinging, no hate speech going on,” Ezell said at the press conference.


“It’s not shocking that local politicians who ran against me in the first primary are endorsing our opponent,” Palazzo said. “This race is now down to two people, and I look forward to debating the issues and comparing the candidates, especially regarding who is best suited to stand up to the disastrous policies of the Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress.”



https://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article262385452.html


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