What isn't the matter with Kansas?

[erysichthon]

@ITR_champion

I don’t see why I should care about what states are the best “peers” of Kansas.

That’s interesting, coming from the guy who insisted on comparing Illinois to neighboring states:

@ITR_champion

Other midwestern states–Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan–have elected Republican governors and cruised to better economic performance. Indiana is a particularly important competitor since it shares such a long border with Illinois. Indiana beats Illinois handily with lower unemployment, lower inequality, lower taxes, and lower debts.

Essentially, your argument boils down to “tax-cutting Republican governors are awesome,” and you’re willing to cherry-pick statistics as needed to support the idea that tax-cutting Republican governors are awesome.