Time to fact check this Daniel Dale style.

(I'm barely 1/1,000,000th of the reporter he is fwiw) https://twitter.com/dougducey/status/1319737290864771072

Ducey did prohibit local governments from implementing shutdowns, but his definition of "essential services" was too broad –– cities still defied his order. Flagstaff and Tucson in particular.

Arizona's economy is indeed recovering well. JLBC's latest fiscal notes show better-than-expected financial activity. The September General Fund revenue was $1.17 billion, an increase of 0.5 percent over September 2019, which is much better than anticipated at start of pandemic.

Unemployment numbers are down (especially compared to the country as a whole) but it's a little more complicated.

'What’s causing these wild swings is not the number of people working. It’s the number of people not working but reportedly looking.' https://tucson.com/business/arizonas-unemployment-rate-increased-to-6-7-for-september/article_1037cbf6-9b59-5198-8a84-215ab64d514d.html

Ducey did allow local governments to institute mask mandates, but only after weeks of pressure for him to do so. June 17 (one month after stay-at-home order ended) Ducey punted to cities and counties. It was also the first time he wore a mask in public.

To say he acted "swiftly" would not be the word most Arizonans would use. Cities had already announced plans to issue mandates and 700 doctors wrote him a letter asking for it.

The state did promote mask wearing, but not until after 90% of the state already had mandates in place. Ducey rarely mentioned mask wearing publicly until after June 17. And don't forget the hot dog ad! Some have argued it would have been cheaper to just issue a statewide order.

Not mentioned in the governor's thread: How he waited two months to shut down bars and night clubs even though there was evidence they were driving up the positive case numbers. https://twitter.com/DillonReedRose/status/1276248633231372288?s=20

Also not mentioned: How Ducey refused time and again to increase the state's unemployment benefits, which are at the second lowest in the country. He instead blamed Congress for not acting. Arizona still was the first state to accept new additional benefits from the feds in Aug.

Arizonans watched the state become one of the biggest coronavirus hot spots in the WORLD throughout June and July and Ducey's approval rating plummeted lower than any other governor.

Things clearly started to get much better, but cases and deaths are now continuing to rise at a faster pace again and Ducey's Office recently said there will be no new restrictions and that no one should be alarmed by the figures. https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2020/10/17/covid-19-infections-on-rise-again-in-arizona/

Times Ducey mentions the economy in his thread: at least six

Times Ducey mentions the 5,865 people who have died as a result of covid-19: zero