Is Virginia an economic success or 'in the ditch?' Depends on which candidate you ask.
Is Virginia an economic success or ‘in the ditch?’ Depends on which candidate you ask.
By Gregory S. Schneider at the Washington Post
July 13, 2021|Updated today at 7:33 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/youngkin-mcauliffe-virginia-economy-business/2021/07/13/178fb866-df5e-11eb-ae31-6b7c5c34f0d6_story.html
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“Glenn has been an incredible success and will truly Make Virginia Great Again,” former president Donald Trump said in a news release Friday. “Virginia has so much potential but has been badly hurt by awful economic policy, terrible crime, and the worst education system promoting Critical Race Theory, etc. But Glenn will fix this immediately . . . If Virginia wants to open up and take advantage of its great and virtually unprecedented opportunity, Glenn Youngkin is the very successful businessman that will get them there!”
But Youngkin’s economic argument has left some political observers scratching their heads. “I’m not sure how he makes the case that Virginia’s in the ditch,” said Mark Rozell, dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He noted the state’s low unemployment, fast rebound from the pandemic, $2 billion budget surplus and AAA bond rating.
“Youngkin needs to convince voters that despite all of these economic data, Virginia is not in a good economic situation right now and needs a change in leadership,” Rozell said.
The argument seemed to take a hit on Tuesday when CNBC declared Virginia the top state in the country for business, an annual survey that the financial news network says is based on 85 data points across 10 areas of “competitiveness.” Virginia also won in 2019 and has topped the list five times since it debuted in 2007, passing Texas for the most No. 1 rankings.
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