A governor can only do so much. The state legislators hold the purse strings. I would guess the House would stay democratic at the very least.
And in the middle of the Great Recession and jobs leaving the state, there was a state senator pushing for transgender bathrooms
Really, there have got to be leaders looking for a solution. I am not endorsing these thoughts, just throwing out possible compromises. State employees - cut management (they are not unionized and are bloated). Rank and file - increase their portion of health care costs. Layoff any employees hired in the past four years, but hire them back under a reduced retirement tier
Welfare and other entitlements. Look for fraud and find a way to have them get skin in the game. For example, cut benefits but if they get a job at minimum wage, give them full benefits. Taxes will increase and the poor will have more money
Tax reform. I could write ten pages. On and on. My point is think outside the box instead of pandering to the base. There are no leaders in Connecticut