Malloy’s Failed Leadership Casts A Long Shadow For Dem Candidates

Since failed Democrat governor Dan Malloy’s announcement that he will not run for a third term last week, reviews of the DGA Chairman’s performance as governor have not been kind. The Wall Street Journal published a bruising evaluation of how other states have routinely profited off of Malloy’s failures, and how his toxic legacy casts a long shadow on any Democrats considering running in the 2018 governor’s race:

“With Mr. Malloy’s approval rating at 29%, a host of Democrats and Republicans have been lining up to challenge him. We’re not sure why they want the job given that the state is bleeding population and has a projected two-year budget deficit of $1.7 billion despite multiple tax increases on Mr. Malloy’s watch.

The Nutmeg State is a case study in the collapse of a state run by public unions who soak state taxpayers into fleeing, which further shrinks the tax base, which makes public-employee pensions unaffordable. Mr. Malloy hasn’t said what he’ll do in retirement, but perhaps he’ll join the other refugees seeking better economic climes.”

Eight years of job-killing policies and tax hikes under Dan Malloy have left Connecticut plagued by economic migration away from the state as it falls further behind the rest of the country. Now, Democrat candidates who have spent years enabling Malloy’s failed agenda will be forced to answer for it.