States controlled by Republicans, of course. And, conversely, states controlled by Democrats are showing the least improvement. Jeryl Bier at Speak With Authority provides some telling facts:
■9 of the 10 states with the lowest current unemployment rates are under Republican control, including six under complete Republican control, one of which is North Dakota with the lowest rate of 3%
■5 of the 10 states with highest current unemployment rates are under Democratic control, and the four worst are all under Democratic control, one of which is Nevada with the highest rate of 12%
■8 of the 10 states with the greatest improvement from 2009 to 2012 are under Republican control (and 7 of those are under complete Republican control)
■7 of the 10 states with the worst performance from 2009 to 2012 are under Democratic control
■10 of 17 states with current unemployment rates greater than the national average are under Democratic control
■The state with the greatest improvement from 2009 to 2012 (36%) is Michigan, under Republican control
■The two states with the worst performances from 2009 to 2012, Louisiana and Idaho (the rates actually went up,) are under Republican control, but their current rates are still less than the national rate of 8.2%
■States under Democratic control saw an average decrease of 7.7% in the rate of unemployment
■States under Republican control saw an average decrease of 15.3% in the rate of unemployment, virtually double the improvement of states under Democratic control
In other words, to the extent Obama can claim a recovering economy during his term, it’s largely due to states being run by people inclined to do the opposite of what Obama recommends.
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Something tells me someone didn't really dig too deep into this data. No wonder they found a convenient narrative.
ReplyDeleteWell this couldn't have anything to do with the fact that most of those top 10 state economies are led by natural resources and ag. industries. No way those industries could be creating so many jobs under this "anticapitalist Obama economy". And no way those industries are some of the top in the nation; it's not like fed. gov. money helped make them into what they are today.
ReplyDeleteThis has always been the case.Liberals only know how to tax and spend!
ReplyDelete12:51 you make me laugh.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, to the extent Obama can claim a recovering economy during his term, it’s largely due to states being run by people inclined to do the opposite of what Obama recommends.
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