Watched the rebroadcast of the only debate for Oregon's governor race. Chris Dudley repeatedly talked about how the same old ideas contributed to Oregon's unemployment rate exceeding that of the US for the past 14 years. So I thought it important to point out, that two solidly Republican states, Alaska and Mississippi have had long bouts of unemployment much higher than Oregon, during the past 20 years.
Why compare Republican-governed states? Because Dudley's ideas sound awfully familiar: cut capital gains tax and cut spending. If what he says works, then it should be, that all solidly Republican states would always outperform all Democratic states.
Of course, ahem, they don't. And Chris Dudley's only telling half a truth.
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