Unwaving single party dominance

In some states, single party dominance continues for many decades.
In Utah, Republicans have run things for a long time, much to the chagrin of Democrats who see the state not moving in the direction they desire. However, the one thing that can be said is that Utah has been free from major criminal scandals and that the state has a balanced budget (which many states cannot claim). There are silly legislators (Chris Buttars) and local city officials (former Eagle Mountain mayor) who say and do stupid things. That is probably unavoidable no matter where you go. On the other hand, there are other states and cities that have had single party dominance for decades, and the rule tends to be that such governments fall into fiscal or even criminal disarray. The obvious glaring example of that is Chicago, and Illinois in general. Governor Blagojevich's criminal abuse of government power is merely an example of the Chicago political machine that has operated virtually unchecked for decades. Gov. Blago was simply careless in his activities. While Obama likely does not have anything to do with this particular scandal, it is a reminder of the cesspool from which his career sprang. His list of unsavory associates continues to grow. Obama may be clean in legal terms, but he knows the game that is played in Chicago. He twice finagled to get his opponents removed from an electrion ballot, a minor thing in comparison with what normally goes on in Chicago. After all, it was Richard Dally's political machine that invented the voting strategy "Vote early and often." Also, the media coverage of this scandal has been a prime example of media bias. You can still see entire articles and news pieces that do not mention Blago's party, but are quick to point out that the previous governor (Ryan) is a Republican (in jail) - in the very same article!