How divided are America’s feelings about California?

Ponder a curious poll of 1,000 American adults conducted for Clever Real Estate, which asked about various traits of the 50 states. My trusty spreadsheet’s review of this popularity contest dug into the nation’s love-hate relationship with the Golden State.

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For example, the survey took a curious route to gain insight into “desirability” – asking folks to rank states as both “most” and “least” desirable.

Most desirable? California ranked No. 2, behind Florida. Then came Hawaii, Texas, and New York. Each have big economies and/or great vacation spots.

The lowest scores were in Mississippi, Kansas and Nebraska. Need I say more?

However, look what popped up when the question of “least desirable” was asked: conflicted f

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