Blue-state meltdown

Published February 4, 2024 12:01am ET



States controlled by the Democratic Party have been driving the middle class away with bad policies for years. But now that the consequences of these bad choices are being compounded by President Joe Biden, the harm caused by the Democrats’ far-Left drift is becoming ever more apparent. In some cases, it literally makes Democratic officeholders cry.

Massachusetts’s sanctuary laws this week forced Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) to close a community recreation center to house migrants released into the country by Biden. “I get emotional guys, OK,” Healey said, choking back tears, “because I am committed to this. Little kids need to be able to breathe clean air. They need to be able to access swimming pools. They need lifeguards there who can teach them how to swim, and they need to have activities.”

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