New Jersey . . the Most Hated State in America

[BillyL]

I thought this might be an interesting article to post on our nation's birthday . .


https://today.yougov.com/news/2015/07/01/new-jersey-least-liked-state-america/


From the article linked :

This research shows that New Jersey is the only state in the country which people tend to have a negative opinion of. 40% of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of New Jersey while 30% have a favorable opinion of the state, giving the state a net favorability rating of -10%. In contrast, Alabama, the second least popular state in the country, has a net favorability rating of +8%, as 39% of Americans have a favorable view of Alabama and 31% have an unfavorable opinion. After Alabama the least popular states are Illinois (+9%), Mississippi (+9%) and Indiana (+12%).

Hawaii is the most popular state in the union with a net favorability rating of +56%, with 67% of Americans having a favorable view of the state and only 11% having an unfavorable opinion. Hawaii is followed by Montana (+43%), Wyoming (+42%), Alaska (+42%) and Maine (+42%).

Virginia came in at #7 of the most favorable.

Full state rankings here :

https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/inlineimage/2015-07-02/StatesFav-01.png

 

[strummingram]

And all that hate and they don't even fly a controversial flag? Amateurs!

 

[mikeirbyusa]

Home of dook and chrity, that explains it all. PLUS at least Bama has football and Taladega.

 

[BillyL]

Is Jersey the only state that does not allow you to pump your own gas . . ?

 

[UNC71-00]

This survey is bogus as Florida has a high favorable rating- easily the worst state outside of the Northeast I95 corridor.

 

[Raising Heel]

Is Jersey the only state that does not allow you to pump your own gas . . ?

Oregon doesn't either.

 

[BillyL]

Oregon doesn't either.

Thank-you, good sir.

 

[mikeirbyusa]

Can't pump your own gas? REALLY??!!

 

[BillyL]

Can't pump your own gas? REALLY??!!

Yep . . . and you can ask my friend BabyDebo exactly how pathetic of a state it truly is, as I am sure he has some horror stories having lived there for 2+ years.

 

[Baby Debo]

The only way you could get me back to dook north, pry my cold dead fingers from a telephone pole, after removing 100 miles of chain. Armpit of America!!!!!! Part of C. Christie's job referendum was no personal gas pumping. Wat a CF!!!!

 

[UNC71-00]

The only way you could get me back to dook north, pry my cold dead fingers from a telephone pole, after removing 100 miles of chain. Armpit of America!!!!!! Part of C. Christie's job referendum was no personal gas pumping. Wat a CF!!!!

Gotta have something for the Rutgers grads to do when they finish school.

 

[UNC '92]

The only way you could get me back to dook north, pry my cold dead fingers from a telephone pole, after removing 100 miles of chain. Armpit of America!!!!!! Part of C. Christie's job referendum was no personal gas pumping. Wat a CF!!!!

Not that I'm a fan of Christie, but no gas pumping has been the law in Jersey since the 1940's. No Governor has been able to do a thing about it there. This really isn't a Christie thing.

 

[saran]

Hawaii was most popular and most people have never been there. They've never been to NJ either and think its all turnpike, Mafia and MTV beach Guidos.

 

[lovetheHeels!]

Well it is known as "the armpit of America."

 

[UNC71-00]

Hawaii was most popular and most people have never been there. They've never been to NJ either and think its all turnpike, Mafia and MTV beach Guidos.

I have been there many times and those 3 groups are well represented. But there are other things to that make Jersey special, like Newark and East Orange. Lovely places to raise a family.

 

[saran]

I have been there many times and those 3 groups are well represented. But there are other things to that make Jersey special, like Newark and East Orange. Lovely places to raise a family.

Yep - it also has Princeton and Cape May. Every liberal state has its built-in crapholes and war zones, but they also have their nice areas. North Jesey is reall nice. Its a NYC suburb where South Jersey is a Phillyhood. Thing I like best about NJ (and I don't live there) is that its one of best football states in country (and not just for recruits - they have great hs coaching and community programs).

 

[ElizabethtownHeel]

Going that way I dislike anything above Virginia !