California is the most hated state in America!

[Zalatix]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/california-most-hated-state_n_1297843.html

Perhaps, then, California should be dumped into the sea by an earthquake. To hell with the $1.9 trillion in GDP and $37.5 billion in food that they produce, including HALF of the nation's fruits, nuts and vegetables. America can do without all of that! *

http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/California_Ag_Statistics/2010cas-ovw.pdf

* Actually, no they can't.

[Angry Dragon]

1. I would have thought it was a sourhern state

[roguevalley]

31. Alumni of California via Redding circa ... uh, way back when. I think they might change their minds

if their tv's stopped broadcasting shows, their fruit and veggie bins got empty and their wellspring of liberalism ever dried up. Slaggers.

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. I'm a native of the land of fruits and nuts.

I live above the fray at 7,000 feet. Above the smog, above the noise, above the police helicopters and high/slow speed chases.

I think I'll stay.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Dude....Sweet!!!

[silverweb]

4. Yay!

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Does that mean all the teabaggers and wacko conservatives are going to leave en masse? Pretty please?

[Zalatix]

5. Might as well. Around here there's no country for Republicans. Especially those running for Governor

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/24/4287231/california-republicans-seek-roster.html

[Ecumenist]

6. You know what? The pubs and the rest of the haters can not only stay away BUT

stop eating the food we produce....As I akways say, "Welcome to California, now GO HOME!"

[roguevalley]

32. born in cali and always respected it but when they started, that is the rich asshats who wanted

small town and to commute to cali for work began to move into Oregon and try to change it into the same place they fled we had a bumper sticker that said "Don't Californicate Oregon". It was tense for a lot of years there. :-D

[Ecumenist]

43. I don't blame you at all. I prefer the small norther California Towns in Humboldt, Shasta, Del

Norte, etc. I'm tired of people pushing up the cost of living by building McMansions in neighborhoods and pushing the taxes and the average costs of homes in the areas surrounding them up to where average people can no longer afford their homes or farms.

[Webster Green]

7. No way I would ever move from Northern California.

It's so awesome here!

[sakabatou]

8. NorCal for the win!

[Auggie]

17. Same here!

[Raine]

9. I love MY state, those who hate it can fuck off

and stay out of here, we can do without their stink.

[MrSlayer]

10. I've only been there once.

And I never felt more at home anywhere. People are nuts.

[kentauros]

11. Whereas at DU, the most-hated state is Texas!

Hi DU, from your most hated region of the country!

[LonePirate]

12. I love CA! I would move there if it weren't for my family and friends here in KS.

[LuvNewcastle]

13. I suspect that a lot of the people who were polled

have never been to CA or haven't been to much of the state. CA is very diverse and no matter what kind of environment you prefer, you should be able to find something you like.

[marasinghe]

14. well, the Bezos @ Amazon tried to intimidate California into backing down --

by stopping 'net sales to Californians, when Jerry Brown (i think) pushed the Internet Sales Tax regs.

now the Amazon clowns are down to touting 80% off web-coupons for Chines acupunture clinics, Indian restaurants, cheap bars & discos, in NYC.
i'm getting spammed every day by Amazon, after my last order of books 3 years back. i think they are learning the meaning of your phrase: "Actually, no they can't", the hard way.

[Politicalboi]

15. They're just jealous

I find this really hard to believe. Yes we have earthquakes, fires, and drought. I lived in Pa for 3 years, and didn't care for the lifestyle out there. And their city laws are just ridiculous. You have to repair YOUR sidewalk if cracked or sinking. Or YOU have to shovel the snow off your sidewalk, even during a snow storm. I would much rather put up with a few earthquakes than a tornado, or hurricane any day. This poll in my guess was freeped.

[still_one]

16. I have know doubt the poll is skewed with repukes. It must really drive them nuts that we have two

Female Senators who believe women should control their own bodies

[IndyJones]

18. Just jealous of our weather and beautiful beaches.

[boppers]

23. Oregonians don't have much to be jealous about, WRT CA.

We're what California wants to buy.

.....Which explains the CA/OR cultural gap in a single sentence.

[boppers]

24. Longer format:

California resident hears about chicken cruelty and then:
-Adopts laws against factory farming.
-Adopts "truth in labeling" laws about chicken feed.
-Adopts "truth in labeling" laws about chicken care.
-Adopts a "care for a chicken" policy, with webcam updates on a chicken, that is time-shared.
-Adopts personal buying habits to avoid "evil" eggs.

Their eggs are healthy, factory and cruelty free.

Oregon resident hears about chicken cruelty and then:
-Adopts a chicken.

Their eggs are healthy, factory and cruelty free.

Of course, as Warren said, it rains, so, yeah, stay away if you don't like rain.

Please.

[roguevalley]

33. BWAHAHA! Rogue Valley agrees. :-D

[CJCRANE]

21. If they polled the rest of the world

I'm sure it would be the opposite. California would be near the top of most admired states.

[dana_b]

40. when I've been overseas

and people ask me where I'm from, I say San Francisco - NOT the U.S. I've never had a negative reaction.

[B Calm]

22. It's that damn awful marijuana they grow

out there.

[Codeine]

25. The unalloyed jealousy would be tragic if it weren't so hysterically funny. nt

[randr]

26. Check out the polling stats

It is Republican who went over the top negative on California tipping the final results.
Congratulations to all Californians who have managed to put a stick up the ass of the Republicans, keep up the good work!

[OnionPatch]

27. It's just that conservative hatred is all funneled toward California

while the liberals have many to choose from when choosing a state to hate.

So this is just old-fashioned, conservative California-hate, nothing surprising at all there.

We must be doing something right.

[otohara]

28. Colorado - #2 Most Favorite

It's probably due to the ski resorts.

[Johnny Rico]

34. Perhaps this had something to do with it, if the poll was taken recently:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/dis-united-states-gas-prices-182602059.html

The Dis-United States of Gas Prices: Why Fuel Is So Cheap in Denver

[otohara]

36. I don't know why

The local news mentioned last night, said we were one dollar cheaper than the rest of the country. She didn't say why though.

[Johnny Rico]

39. Refineries in the West and Midwest have gotten a lot of (relatively) cheap oil

Last edited Sat Feb 25, 2012, 07:47 PM - Edit history (1)

Apparently, that's enough to bring the price down quite a bit compared to the rest of the country. Fine with me!

The article speculates that this will end by summer, though.

[marmar]

29. I love Cali.....particularly the wonderland otherwise known as the Bay Area.

nt

[MNBrewer]

30. I don't hate CA

I lived there for a number of years when I was in grad school. I don't know that I want to move back, I've grown fond of Minnesota since then. Now, the state I grew up in can take a flying leap! (Georgia)

[2ndAmForComputers]

35. If California got rid of the death penalty and three strikes it would be THE perfect State.

[Iggo]

37. Yeah, whatever. We can take it.

[MrScorpio]

38. Pure Playa Hatred

Don't hate the playa, hate the game.

[Number23]

41. I'm dying at the cries of "jealousy" in this thread

I'm not surprised by the results of this survey at all. It wouldn't be hard for anyone to move to California if they wanted to, would it? And I'm sure these same folks saying everyone else is jealous are shocked (SHOCKED!!) that a Southern state didn't reign supreme though Mississippi did come close.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/02/americans-love-hawaii-dislike-california.html

When I was growing up it always seemed that every serial killer, serial rapist or other assorted loony either started in or wound up in California. Between the earthquakes, mud slides and serial killers, I always though you'd have to be a stone cold psychopath to live anywhere in California. Of course as you get older, you realize the rest of the country has contributed more than its fair share of serial killers and other assorted lunatics but that first view of California has always kind of colored how I perceive the state.

Republicans love Alaska and Texas, and absolutely hate California

Yeah, there's a revelation there.

[pipi_k]

42. Well shit

all this time I thought my state...Massachusetts...was the most hated state.

"Massachusetts liberals" and first state to legalize same-sex marriage and all...

sigh...