Jay Inslee's Washington Ranks #1

[ancianita]

If this news doesn't prove the makings of a great president, I don't know what would!

From US News and World Report

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington

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[EarnestPutz]

1. When Governor Inslee goes to New Hampshire to campaign...

...he should congratulate them on their stunning achievement of being #2 nationally and encourage them to work harder with his help in the White House.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. NH is second, huh?

How interesting

[barbtries]

3. my sister and my niece live there.

neither one appreciates the benefits they enjoy from having a functioning, people friendly government.

[ancianita]

9. Probably one of many reasons to see these rankings.

[The empressof all]

32. If you read facebook or local paper message boards

The very active right wing troll brigade would have you believe that Washington is second only to hell for livability. In my kinder moments I tend to think most of them have never lived anywhere but Eastern Washington and they just don't have a clue about how good we have it here overall. It gets old seeing them whinge on and on about taxes. If Texas and Arizona seem so appealing to them...We won't miss them.

[sprinkleeninow]

4. Below:

💙🇺🇸💪🗽

[montanacowboy]

5. Our one big open sore

the lack of any kind of mass transit

Gee, the buses get to ride in the HOV lane

Seattle has missed the mark on this over and over again for years and years and now it's pretty much too late.

Other than that, it's a pretty good goddamn place to live

[maxsolomon]

15. its overdue, but it is not too late.

it is also not "seattle's" fault alone - the citizens of the county and state bear responsibility for thwarting previous efforts.

light rail is being built or extended in tacoma, seattle, and bellevue. the state ferries are mass transit, and have added passenger-only boats in recent years.

its going to work out!

[pnwmom]

16. Seattle screwed that up in the 70's. Actually voted against it.

But we do have the light line system coming in.

[Bucky]

18. I've visited that OTHER Seattle a couple of times (the one with the fast efficient train line)

And that other Seattle has a pretty good mass transit system. Even when I was out in the neighborhoods, the buses ran frequently and got me where I needed to go.

I'm not sure where your Seattle is, but the one I went to made a great impression on me, particularly where the mass transit was concerned.

[Turin_C3PO]

6. My state NM is pretty low, #46.

But I guess at least we’re 100% blue and have a beautiful natural landscape.


I love Washington though. Great state.

[solara]

28. We are still recovering from the truly

terrible 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019, Susana Martinez (R)

[Turin_C3PO]

30. Ain't that the truth!

She was awful. I’m looking forward to our future with a Democratic governor and legislature.

[solara]

33. Me too..

Things are already better...and are looking to continue. Yay for Dems!!

[Mr.Bill]

7. The weather alone would keep me from living in any state they ranked above California. n/t

[femmedem]

8. There are a few outliers, but the blue states are doing a whole lot better than the red states. n/t

[ancianita]

10. This graph might be helpful to show Trump Republicans, yes?

[femmedem]

14. Maybe?

Or it would feed the sense of victimhood that fuels their MAGA-love.

[Bucky]

19. You think facts will be persuasive. That's cute.

Sadly, the only way to win over hard core Republican voters is to give them something to hate more than what the Republicans are providing. Ironically, Trump is testing the limits of exactly that.

[Honeycombe8]

11. That's pretty impressive. Wish I lived in Washington. Pics show it's beautiful. nt

[Hassler]

12. All good, but Washington also ranks as having the most regressive tax system in the nation

It punishes poor people.

[maxsolomon]

17. Yep, it has no income tax

Or rather it had one, then the state Supreme Court justices realized it applied to them, so they found it unconstitutional.

WA is always struggling to pay for basic services, doing things like chopping down forests to fund public schools, while 2 of the richest men on earth live here; Gates and Bezos.

[The empressof all]

34. Unfortunately I don't see that changing soon.

The folks who complain the most about our taxes are the ones who would benefit the most from an income tax. They are conditioned to being short sighted and tend to distrust any attempt to alter our tax structure. They complain loudly and derive a unique sense of self satisfaction blaming government and "Seattle" for all their woes...

[oasis]

13. Inslee should shout this out EVERY time he has a mic in front of him.

[pangaia]

20. How many southern states are in the top ten? NONE!

How many are in the bottom ten? SEVEN !!

[Turin_C3PO]

21. Virginia is #7.

[pangaia]

22. Yeah, I was going back and forth about Virginia...

You're right...

[Turin_C3PO]

23. Your point still holds though.

The South (and my state NM) has a lot of work to do.

[pangaia]

24. I love NM.

I think the problems there are different than the 'southern states.'

I mean NM is in a class by itself.

[Turin_C3PO]

26. Yeah.

Our problem is deep poverty, especially on the Reservations. We are a pretty liberal state though and we recently passed a bill to protect a woman’s right to choose.

[pangaia]

29. Love NM.

I just bought a pot made by Blue Corn of Dan Ildefonso Pueblo. I met her once about 30 years ago...

One I could actually afford..

I went to the Taos Deer Dance before all the tourists and buses showed up.. I think it was 1969..

[Turin_C3PO]

31. Taos is beautiful and the culture there is awesome.

A nice eclectic blend of artists, Native Americans, and old line Spanish-descent Hispanics. Very cool.

[mwooldri]

25. I certainly feel the difference between NC and AR.

I'm here in North Little Rock, Arkansas on training to be a professional truck driver; been here 6 weeks. I am probably biased since I've called North Carolina home for the past 20 years but the roads are better in NC than around here, there's more construction going on, the economy just feels better in NC, I hear good things about NC's schools... not so much in AR... Some of this is definitely my own gut feeling but AR is definitely a deprived state.

[pangaia]

27. I agree.

NC has, among other glories, the Raleigh,Durham, Chapel Hill scene. That surely weighs strongly in a positive direction. plus, hey the Outer Banks, Smokies, and lots more.


My mom was from Fort Smith..

[BlueWI]

35. Remarkable record of accomplishment!

What if the nation's policies followed in suit? There's still time in primary season to raise Inslee's profile.

[ancianita]

37. Right? I'm hoping time will give him that chance to show all that he's done.

[BlueWI]

39. Here's hoping! It's still early in the campaign

and he takes his legislative responsibilities very seriously. But his presence is an important one for this campaign season.

[ancianita]

40. His is probably the most underrated candidate in our field. For debate, his accomplishments will be

his the gloves he wears, with knowledge of policy that comes from his nationally scalable accomplishments.

He won't be a policy textbook Democratic, he'll know whereof he speaks.

Inslee as the #1 state's governor, makes this team of candidates extraordinary.

[nolabear]

36. Having grown up in 49 and 50 and now living in 1

I’m impressed how easy it is to forget the problems there. But I have to say the joys are deep as well.

I am comfortable and educated and life is quite easy here in Seattle and while I wouldn’t trade it, there’s a juice in those places that has little to do with the advantages we have. It likely has to do with dealing with the lack of damn near everything that makes life easy. I wouldn’t go back, but I miss it. Funny, huh.

[ancianita]

38. I call it the culture of poverty, worn with style, shown in the food, music and speaking tones.

I enjoy its feel when I'm there, but can't say I miss it.