The Red State Economic Rebound Continues

Despite Joe Biden’s disastrous economic policies that are sending inflation skyrocketing and adding trillions to the national debt, red states are far outpacing blue states when it comes to their economic  rebound. 

Twelve of the fifteen states that have reached pre-pandemic levels of economic activity are led by Republicans, and new analysis from the Wall Street Journal has shown that Americans are leaving unemployment rolls faster in the 22 states that ended expanded aid. All but one of those states is led by a Republican governor. Additionally, red states are reporting lower unemployment rates.

Wall Street Journal: The number of workers paid benefits through regular state programs fell 13.8% by the week ended June 12 from mid-May—when many governors announced changes—in states saying that benefits would end in June, according to an analysis by Jefferies LLC economists. That compares with a 10% decline in states ending benefits in July, and a 5.7% decrease in states ending benefits in September. 

This rapid economic expansion in Republican-led states is “complicating” Joe Biden’s massive $6 trillion in proposed new spending. Republicans point to their success and concerning trends, like the worker shortage and inflation, as proof that Biden and the Democrats’ out-of-control spending is threatening the country’s economic rebound.

Politico: States with Republican governors are leading the recovery from the Covid-19 economic shock, complicating President Joe Biden’s push for a new sweeping infusion of federal aid. . . The edge that GOP-led states such as Georgia, Mississippi, Arizona, and Missouri enjoy in rebounding from the pandemic has fueled Republican attacks against Biden’s policies.

Bottom Line: Despite the Biden-Harris administration’s failed economic agenda, red states are delivering Americans results from their pro-growth conservative leadership.