Money Trouble Where?

See this Forbes article reporting the relationship between states' financial conditions and their political orientations. Did you guess that heavily Democratic states were more likely to have financial difficulties? If so, you were correct. For example, Forbes says:

Of the 10 states in the worst financial condition, eight are among a total of 23 defined by Gallup as "solidly Democratic," meaning the Democrats enjoy an advantage of 10 percentage points or greater in party affiliation.

Forbes reasons:

Why do Democratic states appear to be struggling more than Republican ones? It comes down to stronger unions and a larger appetite for public programs.

The unions they identify as problem sources are mostly public employee and teacher unions.