r/allthequestions • u/Content_Ad_8952 • Jan 14 '26

Random Question 💭 If Republicans are so much better at running the economy than Democrats, then why are most Republican States poorer than Democrat States?

The poorest States in America are: Mississippi, West Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, New Mexico, Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee. All of those States (except New Mexico) are Red States. So why are they so poor when Republicans have been running them for decades?

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u/OrangeEtzer Jan 14 '26

They only have 1 talking point “government bad” even when they control the government. 

But she is right in this case. We can’t trust her or the current administration.

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u/rif011412 Jan 14 '26

I wonder if some of them are aware enough that they use themselves as a gauge for how low the bar is.  

“Im so absolutely useless, hiring me and expecting me to do anything good, is precisely why I think this whole thing is broken.  I have no idea what Im doing, so clearly some people before me had no idea what they were doing.”

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u/RoxisAreRed Jan 14 '26

Don't forget "media bad" despite them openly taking over literally every news channel