Red State Economies Booming and Blue States Underperforming? Check the Data

A customer shops at a Walmart Supercenter in Hallandale Beach, Fla., on Feb. 20, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Here’s an odd story from ABC News: “Red state economies are surging under Biden. Here’s why.” Subheadline: “Red states make up an overwhelming majority of top performers, ABC found.” Unfortunately, the reporter and editors didn’t do some simple statistical analysis with an Excel spreadsheet.