Poll: almost half of Georgia GOP think state would be better off seceding
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Poll: almost half of Georgia GOP think state would be better off seceding
When asked if Georgia would be better off as an independent nation or as part of the United States, 43 percent of Republicans in the state selected independent nation, according to a poll published Friday.
A majority of Georgia Republicans — 52 percent — sided with the United States in a Research 2000 poll commissioned by DailyKos.
Asked, “Would you approve or disapprove of Georgia leaving the United States?” 32 percent of Georgia Republicans said they would approve.
State wide, just 27 percent think Georgia would be better off independent of the U.S. and a mere 18 percent would approve of secession.
The General Assembly of Georgia recently passed Senate Resolution 632 in support of the state sovereignty movement, by a vote of 43-1; an act Atlanta writer Jay Bookman characterized as accidentally threatening the state’s ties to the United States.
via Raw Story » Poll: almost half of Georgia GOP think state would be better off seceding.
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