Governors in the Spotlight: How Are They Doing?

On May 4, with a more recent update, the Committee to Unleash Prosperity and FreedomWorks released a report card on the COVID-19 response by the Nation’s governors. Nine governors, eight of whom were Republicans from the South or Midwest, got A marks. Fifteen, including Gov. Larry Hogan (R) of Maryland and Jim Justice of West Virginia (R), got D’s, and five Democrats got F’s. In the update, one governor was downgraded to an F-.

The report considers “the severity of the virus in each state and the need to keep...