Markell remains an elusive foe, thanks to the state’s 6.8 unemployment rate, which is more than one percentage point below the national figure.
That performance has made him a regular visitor on morning cable news shows as he states the case for a centrist approach that looks for ways to grow jobs without slashing government spending.
He can point to a couple of A grades – the reopening of the Delaware City Refinery and the state’s biggest banks pledging to add jobs.
Click on this link for the full essay from Doug Rainey:
via A check on Delaware’s economy as we head into the fall — NewsWorks.