DailyKos poll: Nearly one-third of Georgia Republicans favor independence from U.S.
DailyKos, that rather large and influential Democratic-oriented blog, continues to make news with a statewide poll of Georgia — part of its Research 2000 project.
Nearly one-third of Georgia Republicans would be in favor of leaving the United States, its polling shows. Pause here for any ironic thoughts about the party of Abraham Lincoln that suddenly spring to mind.
Overall, only 18 percent of Georgians are ready to pack up and leave.
Even so, we are less revolutionary than our Texas brethren. In a similar poll in that state, 48 percent of Republicans said independence was preferable — 35 percent overall.
The DailyKos poll in Georgia means that state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, a GOP candidate for governor, was speaking to a larger constituency than many of us imagined when said this week that — if elected — he would reaffirm the state’s sovereignty under the 10th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Links to text and data are above, but here’s a taste of the chartage posted by Daily Kos:
The telephone survey of likely voters was conducted April 27-29, and has a margin of error of ± 4 percentage points.
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TexanFriend
May 2nd, 2009
12:47 pm
I have heard that the Texas Governor’s office is getting daily phone calls from other states’ citizens asking if they can move to Texas when we secede from the United States. I wonder how many of those calls are originating from Georgia?
Keith
May 2nd, 2009
1:16 pm
The best plan is for state legislatures to vote to call for a Constitutional Convention to repeal the federal income tax. Once we start approaching that magic 34 states needed for approval you’ll see the Obama/Democrat railraod to socialism crumble as congress gets scared and starts to back off their over-reaching tax & spend power grab.
Hazel
May 2nd, 2009
1:26 pm
Does this speak to the educational systems in both states?
Eric
May 2nd, 2009
1:35 pm
Hazel, truer words were never spoken. It takes a real moron to do anything but laugh at this. No one is seceding you Republican Right Wing nut jobs. LOL!
ChuyDAWG
May 2nd, 2009
1:39 pm
Teabagers gone wild article
Goodbye
May 2nd, 2009
1:40 pm
Let all these secessionist yahoos whose every thought is dictated by FOX news move to Texas and give up their Social Security checks, SSI checks, welfare checks, food stamps, Medicare eligibility, Medicaid eligibility, workers comp., U.S. gov’t pensions, military pensions, U.S. gov’t retirement benefits, agricultural payments, crop insurance, flood insurance, postal system, etc., etc. etc. Texas might have to raise taxes to support all these crazos.
Jeff L.
May 2nd, 2009
1:40 pm
To Keith: http://everythingwarrenbuffett.blogspot.com/2009/05/cnbc-warren-buffett-government-doing.html
Ron Burgundy
May 2nd, 2009
1:40 pm
Let’s put up a border fence around Texas and deport all the traitors to the 4th Reich.
dgroy
May 2nd, 2009
1:41 pm
What it speaks to is the overwhelming disapproval of our federal bureaucracy. We are tired of our elected officials giving our country and our heritage away.
James
May 2nd, 2009
1:42 pm
Yes, the 76% that opposes the plan reflects the poor education in all of the states!
MtoM
May 2nd, 2009
1:43 pm
What is this going to achieve? Makign the economy worse? What do you want? The entire world is falling apart and they are trying to do whatever they can to fix it. Just be a MAN/WOMAN and grin and bear it. We are all here we all have the same problems. Doesnt help Georgia’s claim of wanting to leave the US when they are number 48 in education. Just makes them look a WHOLE lot worse.
Artie
May 2nd, 2009
1:44 pm
Yeah, how about worrying about something worthwhile for once, you moron Republicans!!!
Artie
May 2nd, 2009
1:46 pm
**Watching the State of Georgia trying survive on its own would be beyond comical!!!**
TW
May 2nd, 2009
1:49 pm
Would gladly trade this group of ungrateful morons to Mexico for a like amount of ‘illegals.’
Bama
May 2nd, 2009
1:50 pm
Goodbye. You forgot one thing. Most of us Conservative Republicans work for a living and don’t depend on the federal gov’t for help unlike your pansy wining liberal axxs. So as far as the SSI, foodstamps, medicaid , that’s for you. Duh huh lib
DFH
May 2nd, 2009
1:51 pm
Wow, the same far-righters who until very recently would question the “patriotism” of any “anti-American” who second-guessed President Bush are now calling for secession after only three months of governance from those they disagree with. That is even beyond hypocrisy — it’s pitiful and treasonous. You people are a disgrace, an obvious threat to the republic, and everything our founding fathers feared with regard to free elections and the peaceful transfer of power.
Tracy
May 2nd, 2009
1:53 pm
I am sorry James, but your sentence just proved Hazel’s point.
With secession would go all of the military bases in Georgia. What would Columbus be without Fort Benning and all the soldiers it brings?
George P. Burdell
May 2nd, 2009
1:54 pm
LOL how would GA compete economically on its own? What’s our comparative advantage….turning out hack politicians (on both sides of the isle) or really sweet fishing boat ramps? We’d be like that fictional country that Dilbert always got sent to (Elbonia?)
Goodbye
May 2nd, 2009
1:56 pm
I am related to a whole slew of “conservative Republicans” who subsist on federal government largesse in the form of Social Security Disability and Medicare payments. In fact it is a cottage industry in the small conservative town they live in to try to qualify for SS disability for a variety of faux aliments, while spending one’s spare time watching FOX and complaining about the federal government handouts.
DJ
May 2nd, 2009
1:57 pm
Great, Great comment DFH! Guess in there minds “I love America so much that I want to leave”. Laughable…
Michael
May 2nd, 2009
1:58 pm
I wish you losers could leave, however, the US Supreme Court has already held that secession is illegal because it violates the perfect union. The United States is pretty much required to go to war to bring a state back in. Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700 (1869) .
Chris
May 2nd, 2009
1:59 pm
Fine, let ‘em provide their own swine flu vaccine.
mike riordan
May 2nd, 2009
1:59 pm
GOODBYE
The Yahoos you refer to are not drawing welfare check ,food stamps ,workers comp . They are working to pay taxes to pay the welfare . Do not rely on the education reports on state ratings . Check the Newsweek yearly report on best schools by state . You might be surprised at some Georgia schools
wxwax
May 2nd, 2009
2:02 pm
Hey Bama, do you or any of your fellow “Conservative Republicans” drive on interstate highways? Do your companies rely on them to conduct their business? Uh-huh.
Say, how many F-22 Raptors do you think the United State of Georgia could afford? None? How many M1 Abrams tanks? One?
Anyway, I thought you guys put love of country above anything (except party, of course.) I thought you guys were the super patriots, more American than the rest of us?
Now, what kind of patriot wants to abandon their country? A phony patriot?
Independence a Must
May 2nd, 2009
2:03 pm
The memo entered by Goodbye is an execellent example of Big Government gone bad. We as a Nation do not need all of these programs to take care of everyone. People need to accept that they are responsible for their own lives and not rely on SSI checks, welfare checks, food stamps, Medicare eligibility, Medicaid eligibility, workers comp., U.S. gov’t pensions, military pensions, U.S. gov’t retirement benefits, agricultural payments, crop insurance, flood insurance, postal system, etc., etc. etc. The last several years our Big Government has been telling os to invest in our own 401K program and not rely on Social Security. Not Big Government has kille the economy!
Darren
May 2nd, 2009
2:04 pm
Instead of waiting for GA to leave, the US ought to jig-saw GA out of the map and fill it with water. The only thing worth a crap down there are the lakes anyway. That the people of GA are dumb enough to actually vote for the morongs who represent them ought to disqualify GA as a state in the first place – it’s really one big kindergarten class.
Your tired of being here?
We’re twice as tired of carryin’ ya’ll.
Jose
May 2nd, 2009
2:05 pm
Go silently, please.
Bobby
May 2nd, 2009
2:07 pm
I would love to leave the Union. There is no doubt in my mind that the Southern States would be able to become stronger in the long term outside the U.S. than the continuing trampling of them by the North. Deo Vindice!
Howdy
May 2nd, 2009
2:09 pm
I wonder if the 36% of Texans who are Hispanic want to secceed?
Tim Shaw
May 2nd, 2009
2:10 pm
What does all this mean – it seems that the conservatives and Religious Right must believe that it’s not only their opinion, but rather that they are “right” on every issue and position and when a majority vote otherwise, something has gone wrong…ignorance continues to motivate fear and separation.
ricket
May 2nd, 2009
2:14 pm
Everyone, stop. Listen. And pay attention.
Democrats. Republicans. Libertarians you are all way off message.
This isnt about the Federal Government vs. States’ rights. This is about the banksters and control of our money supply through the private Federal Reserve system. The same people who were starting the wars in Iraq are also bailing out the banksters with our money.
Ever wonder where money comes from? How does “currency” enter into circulation in the first place? Well, about 95% of our money supply is literally loaned into existence by the private Federal Reserve. The same people directing where the loans go are also the same ones protecting the financial system from collapse because if it collapses they will be out of power.
Support H.R. 1207 to Audit the Federal Reserve and find out where the 12+ TRILLION dollars of TALF, Maiden Lane I, Maiden Lane II, etc are going and you’ll find the largest amount of embezzlement, fraud, and money laundering in the history of modern economics. If you think the Federal Reserve is owned by the government, then you’ll be curious to know why Bloomberg was denied information about it’s funding programs because it is a PRIVATE CORPORATION.
And anyone who talks about socialism in America does not know what the definition of Socialism really is. Perhaps you should pick up a dictionary instead and look up the word FASCISM.
It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM. It is FASCISM.
Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM. Not SOCIALISM.
Are You Kidding?
May 2nd, 2009
2:14 pm
Ok – stupid idea from the word go. And good luck Scott. First off dont miss your Klan meeting coming up, and second off, with what economy do you think you can sustain the state?
scott
May 2nd, 2009
2:17 pm
It is obvious that you cannot detect sarcasm on the web.
Clint
May 2nd, 2009
2:18 pm
You people ripping Georgia’s education might want to think about the people that bring the education down. More than likely they come from Democratic households. Clayton County, which is one of the worst counties in the state, is majority Democratic.
ncgreybr
May 2nd, 2009
2:19 pm
I agree with an ealier post. All these Republicans were telling us libs how unpatriotic we were for just disagreeing with Bush/Cheney and now THEY are wanting to secede? As we have long suspected, Republicans are patriots in their eyes only. They are traitors.
A Loyal American...
May 2nd, 2009
2:22 pm
Let the “Nuts” go. I’ve been listening to yahoos all of my life who think the Confederacy was the answer. We’re stronger together, not separately.
So many people listen to Fox Network, and clowns like Sean Hannity, who take their talking points directly from anti-tax nuts or Rupert Murdoch, who is about as far right as you can get. Open your minds, people, and learn to sacrifice. That’s what made America great.
Noelle
May 2nd, 2009
2:26 pm
Secessionists are traitors. Pretty simple.
George P. Burdell
May 2nd, 2009
2:27 pm
Clint: barking up the wrong tree there guy. Its INCOME not party affiliation that determines whether or not a school district is worth a damn. Poor counties always have crummy school systems.
GeorgieD
May 2nd, 2009
2:28 pm
How about we Republicans simply start winning again at the state and national levels? That takes a message that is attractive and makes sense to more than 50% of people in most states.
Secede my butt. We sound like sore losers.
And if Texas and Georgia seceded, their football teams wouldn’t be able to participate in NCAA competition. That, my friends, is a deal killer.
ncgreybr
May 2nd, 2009
2:28 pm
Instead of RINO, now there is PINO. Patriots In Name Only
ProgressivePeach
May 2nd, 2009
2:29 pm
Apparently, conservative of Republicans only love their country when they’re in power.
ncgreybr
May 2nd, 2009
2:30 pm
What do you want to bet that those one-third of Georgia Republicans think they are patriotic?
Native Georgian
May 2nd, 2009
2:31 pm
As someone who was born and raised in the state of Georgia, I am seriously beginning to worry about the morons that run this state. Thank god the Republicans don’t have control of the White House, the Senate or the House of Representatives, because they are all just crazy, right-wing idiots who should all be committed.
Jay
May 2nd, 2009
2:32 pm
What do you expect. Confederates were traitors to their country once,
they can be traitors once again.
joe
May 2nd, 2009
2:32 pm
You lost me at Daily Kos. Who would believe anything from that hate group? They despise the United States & if that is what the AJC is using as a source for news these days then you all can’t sink any further.
Native Georgian
May 2nd, 2009
2:38 pm
Roy Barnes, please get into the Governor’s race. Oxendine is a loon. I’ve always liked him as insurance commissioner, but now I’m even beginning to wonder if he should ANY public office.
Yep
May 2nd, 2009
2:39 pm
Did anyone look past the headlines? Over 51% of citizens in this state would like to secede. That number includes 14% of the independents and 5% of the democrats. That equals 53%!! Doesn’t the majority vote count for anything in this country? I think this falls along the lines of who actually pays taxes in this country. We, as a whole are tired of carrying non-working parasites. You wait, Atlas is going to shrug real soon!
SharonH
May 2nd, 2009
2:39 pm
Better than Georgia seceding, just let them all move to Texas, let Texas secede and they can then provide for their own public health and national defense. Oh and let’s close the borders so they won’t try to get back in. Don’t let the door hit ya’ll in the ass on the way out!
RussM
May 2nd, 2009
2:40 pm
Those of you who think this is a right-wing thing, think again. Vermont, one of the left-most leaning states in the union, has talked about secession for years (google Second Vermont Republic). Funny how the “radical” wings of each party are interested in the same ideas, albeit for different reasons. Whether from the left or the right, the federal government should realize its power stem only from the consent of the governed.
Disenchanted, not enchanted.
May 2nd, 2009
2:40 pm
I am a reasonably well educated Republican (I am sure most of the people making comments above will be stunned to learn such a thing exists) with multiple degrees and a handful of honors bestowed along the way. The USA has supported the break-up of a number of countries (USSR, Yugoslovia, Czech Republic) for various reasons. I find the vitriol above elicits melancholy more than anger, as I am an individual who is deeply concerned about the direction our country is taking under President Obama. Our government is set up to allow the majority to dictate the course all must follow. If the chasm between sections of the country continues to widen, the philosophical differences will exponentially increase. Instead of the anger and heated discourse, why not peacefully part ways. Liberals will be allowed to govern exactly as they please and conservatives will be able to do the same. I have no desire to impose my views on liberals and hope they have no desire to impose their will on me.