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Why other secession pollsters should give peace a chance

C.C. Marin March 11, 2024

What could explain an almost thirty-point gap between two polls on the same subject run in the same month by the same reputable polling agency?

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Newsweek: Most Californians Believe They’d Be Happier if State Seceded

ICI February 27, 2024

While many reject the idea of state secession as a fantasy of just a few, a new survey revealed that a majority of Californians feel they’d be happier if their state was no longer part of the United States.

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58% of Californians say they’d be better off if California peacefully seceded

ICI February 26, 2024

We have topline (overall) results from The Independent California Poll!

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Press Release: 58% of Californians say they’d be better off if California peacefully seceded

C.C. Marin February 26, 2024

Carlsbad, CA: Do Californians long to change their relationship with the U.S., but don’t know how to ask for it? According to a new poll, the answer is yes.

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“The chillest secession poll ever”—Read the script!

C.C. Marin February 11, 2024

YouGov is about two-thirds of the way through collecting data for The Independent Californian Poll, and we should have results for you all in the ““The chillest secession poll ever”—Read the script!”

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Why I filed an amicus brief with California’s Supreme Court

C.C. Marin February 3, 2024

Last Monday, I filed an amicus brief with the California Supreme Court, in the case Legislature v. Weber (S281977). The case attempts to determine whether “Why I filed an amicus brief with California’s Supreme Court”

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Help fund The Independent Californian Poll

ICI December 14, 2023

UPDATE: Thanks to your generous donations, the first ever comprehensive, scientific poll about California independence will start on Monday, Feb. 5.

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Democracy Deserts: California Cities (2017-2021 ACS data)

ICI September 11, 2023

What if a city held an election, and less than half the adults who lived in that city were allowed to vote? Would you call that city a democracy?

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Poll: liberals feel more Californian, conservatives feel more American

C.C. Marin July 3, 2023

People sometimes assume because California is a U.S. state, our identity as Californians implies that we also automatically identify as Americans. But this isn’t always “Poll: liberals feel more Californian, conservatives feel more American”

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California’s Peers

ICI September 2, 2019

Which countries are in the same class as California? This map shows the 37 countries similar to California in population size: This map shows the “California’s Peers”

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