Many Want Their State to Secede

A new Reuters poll found that almost a quarter — 23.9% — of those surveyed said they were strongly or provisionally inclined to have their states secede from the United States.

“Secession got more support from Republicans than Democrats, more from right- than left-leaning independents, more from younger than older people, more from lower- than higher-income brackets, more from high school than college grads. But there was a surprising amount of support in every group and region, especially the Rocky Mountain states, the Southwest and the old Confederacy, but also in places like Illinois and Kansas. And of the people who said they identified with the Tea Party, supporters of secession were actually in the majority, with 53 percent.”