the smart money’s getting out. The heartbreaking thing is that for many, becoming a Leftugee is not really an option. they are pretty much trapped.
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But the article is utterly wrong on one thing: The conservative Idaho Tribune broke the news…
Yeah, THAT’s wrong! The Idaho Tribune is FAR from conservative. It has LONG been a hard Lefty outlet. My grandfather was a state congressman in Idaho years ago (I was in grade school) and I remember the disdain he had for the Trib because they were raging Leftists even then!
So sure, Inslee is fleeing to Idaho. Because everyone is conservative about what they know best! But the Trib has always been far Left when compared to the population.
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Well, OF COURSE
they are fleeing “blue” states if they can! And I do understand that becoming a Leftugee is not always the best move for people. But the stats show that it often is!
If Americans living in incorrigibly progressive states want change, they will have to vote with their feet and wallets.
California is absolutely beautiful. The weather in San Diego is about as perfect as can be imagined, and it is pretty awesome anywhere along the massive coast.
And yet, Leftism has almost destroyed it completely. Next time you hear someone say, “JUST politics,” remind them of California…
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Yeah, people
are fleeing. And for good reason…
Relocation firm moveBuddha looked at searches for 100,000 moves just this year, and five of the top ten were people looking to get out of the Golden State for almost anywhere else. “5 of the top 10 exit metros are in California, the firm reported on Monday. “Los Angeles has the highest interest in outbound moves, with 42% more outbound inquiries than runner-up San Francisco. Per capita, the prize goes to San Francisco.”
Not everyone can leave, I get that. But more and more people are seriously making calculations. Just don’t crap in your new nest, if you DO leave.
Remember, you are a Leftugee, not a missionary…
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In some ways, a
“National Divorce” has already happened. Or is already happening. People are streaming out of Democrat states like CA, IL, Oregon, and NY, fleeing to “free” states like Texas, Florida, the Dakotas, Tennessee, Idaho, and Utah.
And it is scary for residents of those states. VERY scary. Because we don’t know how these “Leftugees” will affect the states. The fear is that they will again soil their own nests with Lefty policies.
Yet moving is NOT easy. You have to be pretty dang motivated to do so. You have to really want something different. You have to have a mindset of change.
And so far, the data show the Conservatives in Lefty states are much, much more motivated to leave and seek a better life than Leftists are–they want to remain in the warm, sticky embrace of the Lefty fever swamps.
In FL, the Leftugees are, on the whole, actually more Conservative than the residents! So yes, it’s scary for the residents. But Florida is no longer a toss-up state–it is solidly red. So just how the migration will actually change things in target states is really not at all clear right now.
Because once people have been forced to drink out of the bitter cup of Leftism, they are often not eager to again stain their lips…
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Yes, people are
voting with their feet. But I’m not sure what that means. It’s true that in FL, the “movers” are, on the whole, MORE conservative than the residents!
I guess that after once drinking from the bitter cup of Leftism, they are not eager to again stain their lips…
But there is a real concern that these folks will behave as Lefty missionaries, when in fact they are refugees. And I think that does indeed happen, though I’m not at all sure that’s typical.
Still, some unusual movement IS happening. Is it a “Great Sort” where birds of a feather are flocking together, or is it diluting Conservatism and making the country as a whole more Lefty homogeneous?
Earlier this month, the Census Bureau released data on “net domestic migration.” This tracks where people are moving between counties in the country. Last year, the 10 counties that gained the most through net migration had one thing in common – they were conservative counties that voted for Donald Trump in 2020.
At the other end of the spectrum, all 10 counties that saw the biggest negative net migration also have one thing in common – they all voted for Biden in 2020. That includes two blue counties located in red states – Miami-Dade County, Florida, (where Biden beat Trump 53%-46%), and Dallas County, Texas, (where Biden got 65% of the vote).
… In other words, in just the three years after Biden won his election, more than 1% of the population had packed up and moved out of counties that voted for him. [emphasis added]
So just what does this all mean? Honestly, I don’t know. But I lean toward a “Great Sort” given what has happened in history and the FL data.
I mean, it’s pretty dang hard to move, and I strongly suspect that Conservatives are far more motivated to leave the Lefty squalor of their current environs than Leftists are to move and become “missionaries.”
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There is some change
that residents really don’t want to happen!
Yes, west-coasters, welcome to Idaho. But remember you are a refugee, not a missionary…
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Well, it has been
a MAJOR concern. And maybe “Leftugees” who are still mired in Lefty ideas are just more vocal than others. Regardless, one can perceive a bit of a shift to the Left in places like Idaho.
The data, which was reviewed by Fox News Digital, show that out of the roughly 20,000 Americans who moved from Washington state to Idaho, 62% registered as Republicans, compared to 12% as Democrats, 24% as unaffiliated and 2% as “other.”
Even so, the data show it is not as bad as is often feared. Bad, yes. But not as bad as feared. For example, while the large majority of Leftugees who have been forced to drink out of the bitter cup of Leftism are not eager to again stain their lips, the 12% who remain Lefty dead-enders are quite vocal and materially damage the area.
The Seattle Times noted that real estate ads advise residents in states such as Washington to “escape liberal hell” and move to Idaho.
… Out of the nearly 40,000 people who left California for Idaho, a whopping 75% registered as Republicans, the data reviewed by Fox News Digital show. Only 10% of the California pool registered as Democrats, 14% as unaffiliated and 2% as “other.”
And those numbers make sense to me. One has to be pretty motivated to quit one’s job, leave friends and familiar environs, sell the house, and move.
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It is often a VERY
hard choice. One often doesn’t know what to do.
And the flight is scary for people who live in those places to which they are fleeing, also. Will the Leftugees soil their new digs by voting for the same kind of Lefty nimrods who ruined their previous state of residence?
Now the answer to THAT question seems to be a qualified “No.” Florida, for example, has had a massive influx of Leftugees. Yet these newcomers are, on average, even more conservative than the long-time residents. Just think of how serious and motivated YOU would have to be to quit your job and find a new one, fix up and sell your home, get new fiends, and (probably) a new church congregation, and move to a place where you don’t even know where the grocery store is. All in order to escape the ravages of Leftism. Only the hardest of the hardcore Conservatives would do that.
Hence, FL became decidedly MORE conservative when the Leftugees started coming!
Now I’m not saying it is all roses. Not all Leftugees are the same. Still, many, after been forced to drink from the bitter cup of stupidly Leftist state governance, are not eager to again stain their lips…
people are voting with their feet, eh?
Now, Leftugees, don’t make your new home a stinking Hell-hole like your last one. Vote differently this time. Be wise!