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The Worst-Run States Have This ONE Thing In Common

Ashe Schow

Four of the five worst-run states all have one thing in common — and it’s exactly what you think it is.

That’s right, states in the worst fiscal condition — according to the Mercatus Center at George Mason University — are almost universally run by Democrats. The worst-run states are, in order starting from the bottom: Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Kentucky. The five best-run states are, in order: Nebraska, South Dakota, Tennessee, Florida, and Oklahoma.

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