According to a poll of 2,003 Republicans taken by The Daily Kos and Research 2000, 18% of Midwesterners would favor the secession of their states from the union. Note that the question was not "do you favor the right of secession", but "do you favor secession." 61% voted No, and 21% were undecided. The poll claims a sampling error of plus or minus 2%.
While this pales next to the 33% support for secession in the South, it is higher than in any other region, and a definite uptick from the 12-13% support I estimated for Ohio when reporting the Middlebury Institute/Zogby Poll in July 2008.
This 38% increase (more or less) in support of secession does not surprise me, based on reactions to this blog and personal conversations I have had. Even in the state that is self conscious about being self conscious, people are getting fed up with a federal government that no longer represents our interests, and which we find ourselves increasingly powerless to change.
Virtual buckeye to Rebellion.
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