You need to balance the budget. Cutting revenue means you have to cut spending to do that. Cut spending in a state where 67% of the budget goes to education means you have to cut school funding. Cutting school funding angers a lot of voters. Anger a lot of voters and you’re down 4 to 6 percent in the polls with 5 weeks to go. It’s as simple as that.
so you’re saying he should’ve cut some other part of the budget?