[REUTERS] It's Official: California is the most disliked State, and the polling data backs it up.
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[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/us-states-poll-idUSTRE81L21B20120222[/url]
[QUOTE]Reuters) - California, home of Hollywood, the Golden Gate Bridge and more people than any other state in the union, is also the most disliked of the 50 states, a new poll shows.
Republicans harbored an intense dislike, according to the Public Policy Polling survey, which showed the liking and disliking of states was a partisan issue that also had a gender divide.
The poll asked Americans in all 50 states about their impression of each state. California finished dead last, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they viewed the Golden State favorably and 42 percent saying they had an unfavorable opinion of the state.
Hawaii was the favorite state, with 54 percent of Americans saying they had a favorable view, and only 10 percent viewing Hawaii negatively.
Republicans said Texas and Alaska were their favorite states, while Democrats liked Hawaii, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington.
Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling said Republicans "absolutely despise" California, with only 12 percent of Republicans saying they had a favorable opinion of California, while 68 percent had unfavorable feelings.
Republicans also disliked Illinois, which Barack Obama represented in the Senate before being elected President, and Massachusetts, home of the Kennedys.
Texas was favored by Republicans by 82 points over Democrats.
Women were more likely than men to love New York. Men were more likely than women to favor North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana.
Generally, Americans had favorable views of almost all the states. Only California, Mississippi, Illinois, New Jersey and Utah had net negative favorability ratings.
In addition to Hawaii, Americans loved Colorado, Tennessee, South Dakota, and Virginia, which also had wide favorability margins. Americans were 50-50 when it comes to liking Louisiana.[/QUOTE]
Not even Democrats like California
I was hanging at a friend's house and her younger brother kept saying that we "should send all the gays to California and let them be their own little state since California is the gay state anyway."
I like California? San Francisco is a great city, aswell as that general area never been to Southern California though.
Sadly I can agree with them, and I live there. :suicide:
What? California is one of our nicest states, just ignore L.A.
Is this because of San Francisco's hippies and gay sector?
Huh. I've always looked at California as a good state personally. Guess that's just me.
I blame Central California.
East side 4lyfe
[QUOTE=mysteryman;34843971]What? California is one of our nicest states, just ignore L.A.
Is this because of San Francisco's hippies and gay sector?[/QUOTE]
I think the gross overpopulation and horrific economy is the bigger problem here.
its just buttsore conservatives jealous of our ~fabulous~ weather and more progressive policies than most states
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;34843991]I think the gross overpopulation and [b]horrific economy[/b] is the bigger problem here.[/QUOTE]
Try living in Michigan..?
Grove street 4 lyfe.
There are definitely pockets of CA that don't suck, so to write off the entire state of California is painting with a very broad brush.
The SGV is my home, love it here
I love living here.
WEST [B]SIDE![/B]
Born in San Fransisco, raised in East Bay and L.A., live in Santa Cruz. I was born here, grew up here, I live here, and will die here.
I think Florida is the shittiest state, because of the shit I see on COPS and the things I hear about Florida on 'wait wait don't tell me'
Well, South Sacramento isn't the funnest place to live in.
They're all just jealous of the greatness that is California
Really? What's wrong with Cali?
I thought everyone hated North Dakota. Or is it South Dakota. I can never remember.
Banning is a crappy city. The best city in the state in my opinion is hemet or san fran. oakland is just scary. LA is just full of angry mexicans. Banning is the number one city for drugs. i walk and see a dealer pretty much everywhere here.
Bakersfield.
I can name a few other states that are way shitter than California.
[QUOTE=The Vman;34844038]Really? What's wrong with Cali?
I thought everyone hated North Dakota. Or is it South Dakota. I can never remember.[/QUOTE]
North Dakota. Nobody lives there.
[QUOTE=mysteryman;34843971]What? California is one of our nicest states, just ignore L.A.
Is this because of San Francisco's hippies and gay sector?[/QUOTE]
It said 82% of Republicans disliked California and Illinois (where Obama is from). So yes it's that.
And Republicans liking Texas and Alaska the most :suicide:
San Jose is a cool city but it gets boring.
Oh and overpopulation and shallow, materialistic people are the like 60% of all human life in California easily. We are way more obsessed with the newest craze item (iPhones, cars, whatever) and social status is the most important thing to most people.
That doesn't help at all.
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I live in San Diego (the county, not the city)
Also, I think California should break away from the United States government, we have everything to survive and thrive independently here. Warm weather, snow, water, the ocean, forests, a border with Mexico, big cities, and really good soil for growing crops.
I think the nastiest city in California is probably Modesto, or maybe Tracy. Fresno is pretty sucky too.
California is extremely liberal (despite all that gay marriage being banned, I still don't quite know how that happened) and I think it has the highest percentage of atheists out of all the states, I could be wrong on the second part.
I think it's a pretty fair place, I'm living in the Sacramento County right now.
Edit: North California I think is the high atheist rate.
[QUOTE=dudemagic101;34844092]San Jose is a cool city but it gets boring.[/QUOTE]
Tech Museum! The Sharks! Take the CalTrain to the big city! Google HQ?
[QUOTE=notlabbet;34844108]Also, I think California should break away from the United States government, we have everything to survive and thrive independently here. Warm weather, snow, water, the ocean, forests, a border with Mexico, big cities, and really good soil for growing crops.
I think the nastiest city in California is probably Modesto, or maybe Tracy. Fresno is pretty sucky too.[/QUOTE]
NCR for lyf man
[QUOTE=Tunak Mk. II;34844127]NCR for lyf man[/QUOTE]
hells yeah
[QUOTE=notlabbet;34844108]Also, I think California should break away from the United States government, we have everything to survive and thrive independently here. Warm weather, snow, water, the ocean, forests, a border with Mexico, big cities, and really good soil for growing crops.
I think the nastiest city in California is probably Modesto, or maybe Tracy. Fresno is pretty sucky too.[/QUOTE]
True, California is the 4th largest economy in the world, and pretty much any famous company is headquarted here, but our state government is in 3 times the debt of New York, which is the 2nd most in debt state. Our state government is a mess, and it cannot even do it's job without tons corruption allegations, mass fraud, racial tensions, etc.
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