[Maine Mariner]

Perhaps because in North Dakota, the state legislature meets only every other year and for a maximum of 60 days (usually somewhat more but not much)and most if not all of the legislators return to farms, ranches, or other careers when the session is over.

[Cololeo]

People don’t trust Chitgago politicians??? I’m SHOCKED, I tell you, SHOCKED!!!!

[heylady]

Rhode Island, third from the BOTTOM. Talk about a cesspool of politicians.

[Theodore R.]

It doesn’t compute. People in IL have boundless faith in failed government programs and have for decades.

[Amagi]

Illinois? Chicago?
The seat of the Democrat political/criminal machine?
The state that gave the USofA the worst, most corrupt, most traitorous POTUS in history?

Yeah, that sounds about right.

[billorites]

Huh.

I imagine Rhode Island is pretty far down the list too.

[txrefugee]

Ever wonder why people in political cesspools keep voting for the fools and knaves in charge? Ever suspect that these cesspools have a long history of fraudulent elections? JFK would not have been president had Daley not produced the votes in Chicago to give him the electoral votes of IL.

[Moorings]

In a lawful society, probably more than half of the big name pols in illinois would be spending time in the hoosegow. Most of them would not be allowed anywhere near positions of authority and responsibility.

The funny thing is that for all the "smart and sophisticated" people in northern illinois, they keep electing the same dogs over and over.

[MasterGunner01]

There are 102 counties in IL. Two counties, Cook and Sangamon, are total cesspools of political corruption. The best thing that could happen to both of them would be 7 megatons of divine retribution (like what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah).