McConnell says giving aid to states to help ease the pain from the pandemic would be a 'blue state bailout.' But most states were doing the right thing before the coronavirus hit.

· McConnell's comments about bailing out blue states that had mismanaged their finances is off the mark, experts say.
· States had actually bolstered their cash reserves and rainy day funds in the decade since the Great Recession.
· The idea of allowing states to file for bankruptcy has been widely panned in the past.
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