The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
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Kay Ivey is a legacy governor
Recently, I had several of Gov. Kay Ivey’s closest friends and confidantes invite me to visit with them. Over lunch, they asked me: “Do you think Governor Ivey has become a legacy governor?” My response was that she has been an outstanding governor but I needed to give some thought to the meaning of a “legacy” governor. My perception over the years was that a legacy governor left an indelible, particular generational project that could be linked to their name for posterity. My memory of governors goes back only 60 years and there are only three or four who have...