Single Party Control Pushes States in Opposite Directions

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/12/29/single_party_control_pushes_states_in_opposite_directions.html

Single Party Control Pushes States in Opposite Directions


Dan Balz: "Political polarization has ushered in a new era in state government, where single-party control of the levers of power has produced competing Americas. One is grounded in principles of lean and limited government and on traditional values; the other is built on a belief in the essential role of government and on tenets of cultural liberalism."

"These opposing visions have been a staple of national elections, and in a divided Washington, this polarization has resulted in gridlock and dysfunction. But today, three-quarters of the states -- more than at any time in recent memory -- are controlled by either Republicans or Democrats. Elected officials in these states are moving unencumbered to enact their party's agenda."

[MannyGoldstein]

1. And Democratically-controlled states do far better than the rest

on almost every measure.

Statistically, blue states basically look like Europe with crappy overpriced health care. Red states look like Central America.

[bluestate10]

2. When I read articles like the one linked in this OP, I wonder whether the authors

shove their heads up their asses before they snort coke. To call what is happening in red states 'Traditional Values" is fucking brain dead. What is happening in red states is that republicans are taking the citizen living there back to the Dark Ages economically and socially.