Is there any state worse than Delaware?

I’ve been to every state. Worked in several.

Illinois (an aggravating shiat hole)

North Dakota (cold windy and empty)

Hawaii. (a great place to visit, but you don’t want to live there)

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Lead Foil Hat wrote:

How can you dislike Idaho? It is one of the most scenic states by a long shot. WV is also a great state. I would think a trash state like Ohio or Indiana would be real high on people's lists, not mountain states like WV, ID, and NM. Hmm.

Idaho is the suicide capital of the US. WV and ID are also very poor and thus have poor services.

Why Idaho and not Montana? ID is not that poor and the suicide rates are not any higher than the other mountain states. There is a reason why it is one of the fastest growing states and that so many people are moving there from the West Coast - lower cost of living, great outdoor recreation and a strong job market. The biggest turn off for me is the politics.

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I have heard good things about the Womens XC and Distance. program ... anyone in the know know anything about that program? up and coming in the CAA?

Coached by Ryan Waite. He ran at BYU & Oregon and was a grad assistant or something at BYU before starting up at Delaware. Has done a good job with limited resources.

Thank... bump for more info on coach/program/culture etc,,,

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Precious Roy wrote:

The main issue with Delaware is that the state has prostituted its laws to make it the preferred place for incorporation for most big companies. There is a very clear link between Delaware's deference to big business and Biden's centrist neoliberal politics.

As for Delaware as a place to live, it is actually quite pleasant. I have family in Philly. They have come very close to moving to Delaware on a couple of occasions. I would take Rehoboth Beach over Ocean City. Wilmington is a nice small city. It is basically a mini Philadelphia but with out so much urban decay.

I would be much more concerned about a president coming from Louisiana. That state is corrupt through and through.

More corrupt than California? I don't think so.

I enjoyed growing up in Delaware, I don’t share much ideology with the state or Biden but there are positives to the state. There are a bunch of good running trails throughout the state, the beaches are alright. I enjoyed Engineering at UD but would never give them another $. They did get rid of the indoor track, guys team, and removed the long term distance coach. At least Ryan has definitely done a good job with the women’s team.

I imagine some other Delawareans will chime in. It’s a nice little running community and we all basically know each other.

Delaware is easy to make fun of and its residents, myself included, have a bit of an inferiority complex, but to say it's the worst state is nonsense. Low taxes, largely safe from natural disasters of any kind, and proximity to other places make it better than many states.

Really its biggest weakness is that it doesn't have anything spectacular. It's just an average place to live that's fairly cheap. White Clay is a great park for running and UD is a good school, albeit expensive for out of state students. Running scene is small and friendly.

If your biggest problem with Biden is Delaware, then I don't think you have much to complain about.

Archimedes, are you a former DuPonter? Its me not Delaware. I don't mind Coons and Carper at all. Castle, Roth and Dale Wolf were all good people. Didn't like Minner, Markell and unsure about Carney. Biden rubbed me the wrong way from the first time I met him and in Delaware you meet them all.

Yes, the State of Denial is the worst. See: Donald Trump and his most fanatic followers.

Ihatejoe wrote:

I just hate Joe. . . .the nepotism,

How did Jared an Ivanka wind up with White House jobs?

You must hate Trump for the same reason you hate Joe.

Bombay platter wrote:

Utah is the worst state for obvious reasons. Scenery can't make up for living with several million demented Donny Osmond clones.

Oklahoma - anyone ever been there? That state should disappear. Would anyone notice if it did?

Nebraska-Iowa - they should merge and just be one large awful state, instead of two awful states.

Delaware sucks. It's on par with New Jersey.

Those six are pretty much the only states that truly suck.

Utah is a great state, sorry that you don't like people with values. Some of the most beautiful and unique places in the country. Besides some great mountains, fishing and skiing, there are some truly unique places like Zion, Bryce Canyon, Moab, Canyonlands, and Lake Powell. If you like the outdoors, you will love Utah.

Oklahoma (especially eastern Oklahoma) is actually quite beautiful. Lots of hills, deciduous forests, mountain biking, fishing, decent number of woodchip running trails, tons of water activities, etc.

Nebraska and Iowa are pretty forgettable. Omaha is actually a nice town (the Old Market section is pretty nice) and some decent trails on the Missouri River.

Never been to Delaware. Been to New Jersey. It wasn't awful, but then again I was driven around in a limo, so I didn't have to mess with traffic. There are not many places in the northeast I would want to live primarily because I dislike traffic, stress and people.

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How did Jared an Ivanka wind up with White House jobs?

You must hate Trump for the same reason you hate Joe.

You are correct and if I had lived in the same state as him for 30 years I would hate Trump even more than I do.

Biden's scum and always has been, particularly since trying to pin the blame for the death of his wife and daughter on the truck driver whose right-of-way his wife pulled into at an intersection with a two-way stop in the direction of Mrs. Biden's travel; Creepy Joe going so far as to slander the truck driver by falsely claiming that the truck driver was drunk. Biden built is political career upon this family tragedy and the lies he has told about it.

Sorry, New Jersey is easily the worst state. There is no place close, except maybe the city of Baltimore.

New Jersey residents are the reason.

garden slate wrote:

Sorry, New Jersey is easily the worst state. There is no place close, except maybe the city of Baltimore.

New Jersey residents are the reason.

Ever been to Detroit?

These were mentioned:

Arkansas, Alabama, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,

Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana. Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota,

Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia

But not Alaska or Tennessee?

Is Wyoming really much better than its neighors, excluding Colorado?

Ihatejoe wrote:

Archimedes, are you a former DuPonter? Its me not Delaware. I don't mind Coons and Carper at all. Castle, Roth and Dale Wolf were all good people. Didn't like Minner, Markell and unsure about Carney. Biden rubbed me the wrong way from the first time I met him and in Delaware you meet them all.

Thanks for a reasonable answer. I'm afraid I'm not, but I have known many who have worked there. Politicians are mostly crap, and those from Delaware are no better, but that doesn't make it the worst state. Hope things work out for you.

The First State? More like the WORST State.

In all seriousness, I do hate Delaware, but it has nothing to do with Biden. I think it's ridiculous to hate a state because of one guy (unless that guy gave you a ticket on the highway when I... I mean you, were going with the flow of traffic)!!

If I can speak for NJ real fast, yes, there are jerks here (just like everywhere). Yes, there are craphole places here (just like everywhere). But there are tons of great parts to the state and while it may not be known necessarily for amazing views, there are still awesome places to go and the education here is pretty solid despite what the Jersey Shore and Real Housewives show you.

This is coming from a moderate conservative teacher from Nj who voted Democrat, Republican and Independent in the last 3 presidential elections (not necessarily in that order). Make of that what you will, but I feel like I can be fairly unbiased about such matters.

Except with Delaware. Screw Delaware.