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Bad State Fiscal Performance Not Hitting Governors' Races.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(NATIONAL ISSUE)
Byline: JOSEPH GUINTO
California's Gray Davis got an F for his fiscal performance last year. Florida's Jeb Bush got an A.
So why is Davis handily winning his re-election bid while Bush has struggled?
Well, perhaps voters don't pay as much attention to the bottom line as do investors. If they did, things might be different this year for the nation's governors -- 13 of whom are running for re-election.
Most of those 13 candidates have had a bad fiscal year, according to a report by the Cato Institute.
The report gives governors a letter grade for their state's fiscal performance. Governors who cut taxes and reduce spending the most are graded highest. Those who increase taxes in any way and boost spending are graded poorly.
Of the 42 governors included in this year's report, most were graded poorly. A total of 29 received a grade of C or worse. Four got F's. Just two got A's.
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Barta, Carolyn October 27, 1998 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times November 6, 2002 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Fiedler, Tom November 27, 1995 700+ words
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- Jeb Bush called `Scrooge' in report.
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Boyer, Dave April 12, 2000 700+ words
...on Civil Rights yesterday called Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida "Scrooge" in a report assailing...not personal. "It isn't even about Jeb Bush," said Mary Frances Berry, chairwoman...virtually outlawed affirmative action there. Jeb Bush told the commission that minority enrollment...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) January 9, 2002 700+ words
...events while America was at war. Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and the state's Republican...ticket prices were $500 a person to the Jeb Bush re-election fund and $10,000 a couple...expected to snare at least $500,000 for Jeb Bush and much more for the state party. The...
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- Magazine article from: Florida Trend Klas, Mary Ellen January 1, 2001 700+ words
...There is no more urgent task for Gov. Jeb Bush than to emerge from the presidential imbroglio...vote effort that was energized by Gov. Jeb Bush's attempts to end affirmative action...reproduce those efforts when we run against Jeb Bush." Some have already begun. At a rally...
