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Yep. Of course, leftist loons completely ignore or are ignorant of the fact that the GOP has only controlled state government in Mississippi for 10 years (since 2012). Mississippi has had 4 Republican governors since 1876 and only won control of the state legislature for the first time since 1875 in 2012: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politi...in_Mississippi
You're not going to fix 150 years of Democrat malfeasance, racism, economic disaster, and the such in 10 years of unified GOP control of MS government. But, make no mistake about it, Mississippi is moving in the right direction and would be far worse off if Democrats still controlled things.
No way is Mississippi moving in the right direction. The big problem with your point is that CNBC in 2022 ranked Mississippi no. 50 for best states for business. In 2017, CNBC ranked Mississippi no. 48. So, wake up, Mississippi Republicans aren't making progress in making Mississippi a better state, especially in an area that counts for a lot.
Why haven't Republican economic approaches fixed a state like Mississippi? The state is dominated by Republicans and yet it's always the poorest state. Why?
The question should be: Why haven't the dems fixed the border and are throwing money like Scrooge McDuck?
You are talking about Democratic governors winning deep South States with upwards of 90% of the vote, and state legislatures being close to 95% because some districts didnt even have a republican candidate.
I will also add in that the very reason Republicans gained the majority is because Cindy Hyde-Smith switched parties.
The real world is slightly more nuanced than what ever created world you live in
You just don't want to admit that the OP just proved that the Democrats created the messes he is trying to blame on the Republicans.
Most Republicans in the South grew up that way with the Reagan revolution. The New Deal Democrats stayed Democrats until the day they died.
It's mostly economics. Republicans always see the world as a zero-sum situation. If you lift a finger to provide help or support for a lower class, or do anything to raise them out of poverty, that automatically means, to them, that there is less wealth (power, freedom, privilege) for the more wealthy classes. They are committed to maintaining the status quo. That is almost all you need to know about the GOP.
No way is Mississippi moving in the right direction. The big problem with your point is that CNBC in 2022 ranked Mississippi no. 50 for best states for business. In 2017, CNBC ranked Mississippi no. 48. So, wake up, Mississippi Republicans aren't making progress in making Mississippi a better state in an area that counts for a lot.
Well if you want to use that, why does CNBC only rank 3 blue states in the top half (#2 Washington, #18 Oregon and #24 Massachusetts)? There are maybe 7 purple states and the rest red states in the top half.
It's mostly economics. Republicans always see the world as a zero-sum situation. If you lift a finger to provide help or support for a lower class, or do anything to raise them out of poverty, that automatically means, to them, that there is less wealth (power, freedom, privilege) for the more wealthy classes. They are committed to maintaining the status quo. That is almost all you need to know about the GOP.
That surely helps explain why Mississippi still hasn't adopted extended Medicaid as offered by ObamaCare, even though the feds will pay for 90% of it. Probably the excuse Republicans use in Mississippi is that the state can't afford to come up with the required 10%. That was the same excuse Republicans used in Oklahoma. But in 2020 Oklahoma urban liberals revolted against Republicans and narrowly voted in favor of more Medicaid. Oklahoma found a way to pay for extended Medicaid. Mississippi voters need to try doing the same thing. After all, if you pay federal taxes every year, you might as well support ways to get it back to your state. Around 40 states have taken advantage of extended Medicaid.
Well if you want to use that, why does CNBC only rank 3 blue states in the top half (#2 Washington, #18 Oregon and #24 Massachusetts)? There are maybe 7 purple states and the rest red states in the top half.
The focus of the thread is on Mississippi. So, in 2012, when Republicans took over in Mississippi, CNBC ranked that state no. 46 for business. In 2022, it's no. 50. Yet, further evidence that Republicans in Mississippi aren't making progress for the state. If Democrats suppressed Mississippi down so damned much after many, many decades, then Republicans by 2022, if they can truly lead the state with their policies to greater prosperity, should have been able to at least keep the CNBC rating at no. 46 or even higher.
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