This list, it is...incorrect. I know the Jersey guys will agree, and why the fuck is the meth lab of democracy ranked 7th? Bump Oregon and Vermont, and drop Texas waaaaaay down. Mississippi, you seem good right there, no no put your hand down, we're not listening.
And Hawaii we see you... nice.
Methodology: 1,211 US adults were asked to choose the better of two states from a list of the 50 US states and Washington, D.C. in a series of head to head match-ups.
*bitch about this in the comments
West Virginia is high-fiving itself like crazy
ReplyDeleteWe “better” measured in terms of vacation potential? I’m sure there are lots of awesome pharma and tech jobs in Hawaii, it isn’t all hospitality and surfboard rentals.
ReplyDeleteArizona was almost certainly selected based solely on its weather. It certainly wasn't the mediocre sports teams, prolific street racing, or 1.5 star chain restaurants.
ReplyDeleteI was in Arizona two years ago for Thanksgiving. 80 degrees or higher every day; there were people in heavy coats on an 84 degree day.
Virginia seems a wee bit high, though not as high as we'll be in July.
ReplyDeleteZ mentions (slightly confusingly) the key: what’s “better”? I bet some people voted with political reasoning. Others livability. Others vacation. Others sheer size or shape or state bird.
ReplyDeleteRootsy, possession legalized July 1 right... but when do I get to enjoy the retail shopping experience in The Commonwealth?
ReplyDelete¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Teej. I suspect you’ll still need to find a private seller for a few years at least. Or grow your own.
ReplyDeleteOr keep driving to DC for my special brownie bites...
ReplyDeleteThere is no Pi Lam bird!
ReplyDeleteyou really need categories . . .
ReplyDeleteweather and weed: colorado
beer and scenery: Vermont
food and hiking: New Mexico
pizza and high taxes: New Jersey
rednecks and rappelling: West Virginia
etc.
post count, Dave. Get to work on the other 45.
ReplyDeletei've never been to alabama. what do they have?
ReplyDeleteAlabama has Gulf of Mexico coastline my elite Northeastern friend. It still sucks though.
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of issues with this list and I also suspect a majority of folks voted based on places where they want to visit. Not live. More annoyingly (on my part), let’s not pretend that all parts of a state are created equal. As I’ve stated here many times before, 85% of Florida can eat a dick.
Pennsylvania by 13 over South Carolina. This list is bonkers.
ReplyDeleteMark makes a great point. Most (but not all) of Rhode Island is pretty similar. Florida, California, and even Virginia have extremely disparate regions.
ReplyDeleteIt’s a silly list, but it got us talking. Nice, Teej.
And someone else needs to talk about Rootsy’s ridiculous emoji thing.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a shrug and I use it too.
ReplyDeletei’ll take the keystone state and give the points. john fetterman > lindsey graham.
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