VIDEO: Ivey is extremely popular right now, Alabama prisons are still terrible, Turkey of the Year and more on Alabama Politics This Week …

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November 28, 2021

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including:

— Are Governor Kay Ivey’s poll numbers for real?

— Are prisons on track to get cleaned up, or worse than ever?

— Who are Jackson and Musick’s Turkey of the Year in Alabama politics?

WVNN’s Michael Yaffee joins the show to discuss the 2022 Alabama U.S. Senate and gubernatorial campaigns.

Jackson closes the show with a “Parting Shot” directed at President Joe Biden telling him to back off on his vaccine mandate because of the 90%-plus compliance rate among federal workers.

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Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9AM weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10AM to noon.

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