Most corrupt state in the nation?

[BlueIris]

A discussion on the soon-to-be-authored-by-another Cannonfire made me want to transfer it to this site.

What, in your estimation, is the most corrupt state in America? Use your own criteria. I just tossed out what I see as the "biggies" in this poll, feel free to throw out your own, though please post your rationale.

[ShortnFiery]

1. Texas = Self-explanatory. :P n/t

[BlueIris]

4. Oh, crap. I'll have to fix the poll now. nt

[ClintonTyree]

9. That was my first thought as well....

although I think it would be a dead heat between Florida and Texas. The armpits of the nation.

[pinniped]

2. FL, two votes to one, it's unanimous.

Those crooks in charge cost us big time.

[pinniped]

5. Just like in FL, not everyone's vote will count.

Sorry.

[BlueIris]

3. I went with Florida, if anyone cares. Because: '00. And: '04.

Also--Bush/Bush, Feeney/Lem/Curtis, Harris, NASA, Bush....we need to stage a national intervention to save Florida.

[Journeyman]

6. Wyoming, because they let Cheney claim it as his home . . .

He and Smirk would never have been a team had Wyoming not let them slip by the residency rules.

[marions ghost]

7. corruption is systemic

in America. It's hard to say which state comes out on top.

All you have to do is really look at local and state politics. Many people have the illusion that things are run well in their state...until they get their eyes opened one way or the other. In every state
there is widespread corruption. If you don't believe it, you need to take a deeper look.

[sam sarrha]

8. hey..it is polls like this that keep DC from becoming a state..!!

[LeftishBrit]

10. I see that Florida is winning this poll

But never mind; I'm sure that with Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris around, it will be recorded as getting no votes at all!

[crispini]

11. bwahahah!

:thumbsup:

[ChiciB1]

40. And THAT'S WHY It's Winning!

Cruella was my Rep., and now I don't know who "really" is!

[Stevepol]

12. Where's GA on the list or AL? Both have elections determined by machine.

GA is all Diebold all the time, no audit, no verification, and election after election with suspicious results. AL has given all counting over to the machines too I believe so there's no chance of democracy there for many years into the future I would imagine.

When the elections are pre-determined, corruption follows as the night the day. This is what gave us the corruption we have had in Washington. And the only reason we got the Democratic surge in 06 was that the landslide was so great the machines weren't tuned high enough to steal it except in a handful of cases (FL-13 e.g.).

[zeemike]

15. E-voting makes poll tax and Jim crow laws unnecessary

I lived there for a few years during the first gulf war and was speaking out about it just in general conversation and was approached and told that if i continued not "Supporting the Troops" bad things would happen.
I have no fondness for that state where the skies are so blue and some of the powerful ones are rotten to the core.

[Rosemary2205]

38. Yeah, even the state level "Ds" here are pwn3d by the right. nt.

[cyclezealot]

13. when we lived in Fla.

they called the members of the legislature. the good old boys. sure it has not changed much. Of course runner up would be Texas. Strange mix.

[onehandle]

14. Georgia. Owned and run by Karl Rove and Ralph Reed. nt

[BlueIris]

16. Not surprised to see Florida getting so many votes.

At all. Sigh.

[BlueIris]

17. Kick. nt

[BlueIris]

18. Kick. nt

[mtnester]

19. Ohio is now under new management

my office received a call today from Governor Strickland's office, and I cheered..I could NOT help it...the woman I spoke with said it has been like that since they took office...everywhere she has called people like me have said "Yay, Governor Strickland".

She can hardly get her calls made, but she is delighted and passing ALL of the responses on.

FLA can win the big game (as it should be if you play damn zone defense an entire football game), but ....

OHIO IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT...YIPPEE!

[BlueIris]

21. A ha ha ha ha. Ha.

That's funny.

[ProfessorGAC]

20. I Picked Illinois

I've lived here my whole life and even i can't believe some of the stuff that goes on. We've had both dems and repukes go to jail over this stuff. And it's been going on since the 19th century.
The Professor

[michreject]

33. I agree

O'Leary's cow may have been the sanest one in the whole states history.

[TZ]

22. Where is Virginia?

Okay -
So what does this say about me? Almost my entire family was born in Ohio (Cleveland and Cincinnati) but for most of my life I have lived in Maryland, both of which are on the list. I live in DC metro area but have a sister in Manassas, Va so go to Virginia alot. How could this state not make the list? The state capital Richmond, heavily Republican, tries to pretend like Northern Virginia doesn't exist since its heavily Democratic. N. Va has some of the worst roads/traffic congestion I have ever seen and yet the state government doesn't seem to care about trying to fix it. They are too busy funneling money to their "struggling" tobacco farmers and the gun lobby.

[BlueIris]

23. Well, I had to leave CA and WI off the list, too.

Wisconsin is supposedly a madhouse of corruption, you know.

[BlueIris]

24. I'm kinda surprised that TX hasn't gotten more votes.

But not surprised to see that Florida is still winning.

[BlueIris]

25. Also--MD has no votes?

A compelling post on Cannonfire explained that the author felt Maryland was the most corrupt state because citizens there no longer objected to the corruption, and treated it as almost normal.

[BlueIris]

26. Oh, come on. That's it?

Surely we have stronger feelings about corruption that this.

[underpants]

27. I've always heard that R.I. was extremely corrupt

:shrug: I'm just saying.

[bdamomma]

28. oh yea, we do have our criminals also.

[BlueIris]

29. The reason I put R.I. up there had to do with all of its alleged mafia activity.

Which is supposedly quite pronounced.

[in_cog_ni_to]

30. It's a toss-up..Texas or Florida. I voted Florida just because they're so blatant with

the corruption and the 2000 election theft, but Texas is a close second and my state, Illinois, isn't far behind.:)

[npincus]

31. Bada-Bing! Votin' for my homies in Jersey.

[noonwitch]

32. Florida

I've little experience with Texas, so it's difficult to comment on that state.

[BlueIris]

34. Kick. Because you can never rag on corruption enough. nt

[geomon666]

35. It's Florida, no question about it.

Almost every level of government is bought and paid for here and the corruption is open to the public. It's sickening.

[Balbus]

36. Any state's corruption fails miserably as compared to the corruption

of Washington D.C.

[BlueIris]

37. Oooh, TX is now up to 25 votes. Excellent. nt

[ChiciB1]

39. FLORIDA FOR SURE! And My County Is NUMBER ONE!

I think so anyway. Just got a notice yesterday that I can only buy CITIZENS Insurance and rate hike is up by OVER 750 percent!

But there are many counties having lots of gripes!

[tabasco]

41. Pennsylvania should be on the list.

Probably scratch MD off. Harrisburg is much worse than Annapolis.

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

42. California, hands down, no contest.

Arnie is the biggest pig on the pile.

[devilgrrl]

43. Utah

eom

[BlueIris]

45. Interesting.

I had totally forgotten to even consider Utah, but maybe I should have. It's not so much a state as it is a haven for a cult.

[POAS]

44. As a proud Buckeye I cast my vote for Ohio