In Bizarre Interview, Dem Gov Dan Malloy Blames Everyone But Himself For Connecticut’s Woes

In a bizarre new interview with the Boston Globe, Failed Democrat Governor Dan Malloy decided to cast blame for Connecticut’s woes on  – you guessed it – everyone but himself. Malloy, who recently backed out of running for a third term due to his astounding unpopularity, said his 29% job rating – the lowest of any Democrat governor in the country –  was “well deserved” and oddly claimed that history will vindicate him for making the “hard choices.” Malloy’s policies gave Connecticut a massive budget shortfall, one of the highest tax rates in the country, across the board credit downgrades, and the highest unemployment rate in New England while encouraging jobs and citizens to flee the state. After spending almost two terms in office imposing catastrophic policies on the people of Connecticut, Malloy continues to express a delusional hope that voters weren’t paying attention. But unfortunately for Malloy and Connecticut Democrats, voters have taken notice at their diminished job prospects and the state’s weakened standing, and will hold his party accountable at the ballot box in 2018.

The Boston Globe reports:

“Six and a half years into his tenure as chief executive, Dannel P. Malloy is the nation’s least popular Democratic governor.

He says the honor is well-deserved.

After all, he insists, it’s grimy work cleaning up years of Republican mismanagement.

Connecticut is the wealthiest state in the country, but it faces a massive budget gap and the prospect of even higher taxes and more painful budget cuts. The unemployment rate is the highest in New England, New York, and New Jersey. Economic inequality is pervasive. The state’s population has shrunk each of the last three years. General Electric’s headquarters fled for Boston. And just last week, Connecticut saw its bond rating downgraded, placing it as less creditworthy than almost every other state. 

Asked about a recent poll that ranked him one of the least popular governors in the country, with a job approval rating of only 29 percent, Malloy interrupted a Globe reporter. ‘Well deserved,’ Malloy said.  Because he’s made hard choices? ‘Because I’m making the hard choices,’ the governor said…”

Malloy, who can adroitly play the part of partisan attack dog, is now the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, which spends millions to elect Democrats and defeat Republicans across the country.

Yet that national focus has had to take a back seat to his problems at home.”