Michael Johnston is a political science professor at Colgate University in New York — which is ranked just after Illinois for corruption convictions. Johnston, who has studied political corruption for 30 years, said places such as Illinois gain a bad reputation that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
"Expectations build up … and you replicate those expectations when you get to the top of the ladder," Johnston said.
[From North Dakota tops analysis of corruption - USATODAY.com]
But North Dakota is most corrupt state, paper says.
Oh, the shame.
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