Democrat Run Legislatures Have Worst Budget Deficits

What a shocker. The 20 states with the biggest budget deficits overwhelmingly have Democrat-controlled legislatures and also voted for Obama in 2008. They are bankrupting themselves at the state level just like Obama/Pelosi/Reid are doing at the federal level.

From Smart Politics:

Legislative Partisan Control in States with the Largest FY 2010 Per Capita Budget Deficits

Rank	State	Deficit per capita	Pre-election Control	Post-election control
1	Hawaii	$ 788.56	Democratic	Democratic
2	New York	$ 703.47	Split	Democratic
3	Connecticut	$ 697.50	Democratic	Democratic
4	California	$ 651.19	Democratic	Democratic
5	New Jersey	$ 554.43	Democratic	Democratic
6	Delaware	$ 511.11	Split	Democratic
7	Washington	$ 485.68	Democratic	Democratic
8	Minnesota	$ 479.65	Democratic	Democratic
9	Arizona	$ 452.96	GOP	GOP
10	Massachusetts	$ 451.17	Democratic	Democratic
11	Louisiana	$ 437.92	Democratic	Democratic
12	Wisconsin	$ 436.50	Split	Democratic
13	Rhode Island	$ 411.95	Democratic	Democratic
14	Nevada	$ 396.72	Split	Democratic
15	Kansas	$ 395.66	GOP	GOP
16	Vermont	$ 334.09	Democratic	Democratic
17	Maryland	$ 317.36	Democratic	Democratic
18	Maine	$ 303.51	Democratic	Democratic
19	Iowa	$ 258.81	Democratic	Democratic
20	Virginia	$ 244.46	Split	Split

Note: Per capita FY 2010 budget deficit rank calculated by the National Conference of State Legislatures.