Suzan LeVine will feel right at home in the Biden Administration, which has emerged as a dumping ground for inept but demographically correct bureaucrats who fail upward. Gina Raimondo is another case in point:

Rhode Island was ranked among the top five worst places to do business in the U.S. during all four years Gina Raimondo, President Biden’s nominee for secretary of commerce, was governor.

Two of those years, Rhode Island ranked dead last in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business.”

WalletHub’s 2019 “Best & Worst States to Start a Business” report also put Rhode Island in last place.

It takes special talent to create a business climate worse than the single-party Democrat dystopias of California and New York.

CNBC cited consistent economic problems including the poor condition of state finances, outdated infrastructure, tax and regulation issues and slow economic growth as the reason behind Rhode Island’s ranking on its list.

That’s some résumé for secretary of commerce.

CNBC also named Rhode Island as having the worst infrastructure in the U.S. in July 2019 with a total score of 98 points out of 350, citing data from the DOT, Census Bureau and Environmental Protection Agency. CNBC found that more than half of the state’s roads were in “unacceptable condition,” and 22% of the state’s bridges were in “poor condition.”

With Biden’s handlers in charge, Rhode Island’s leadership can serve as a farm team for the federal government.

On a tip from JD.

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