people are fleeing Democrat-run states! Because any state run by Democrats has become unlivable!
Now, the question is whether these Leftugees will soil their new nests like they did their old one. I dearly hope that they have become wiser! I mean, they fled CA, IL, and NY for a reason!
be much of a surprise. People flee punitive taxes. Even a rudimentary grasp of Econ 101 clarifies THAT!
Low-tax, Republican-leaning states are gaining people, while higher-tax, Democrat-leaning states are losing them, according to new domestic migration data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Here’s some help for our Lefty dunces: If you increase the cost of something, consumption of that this decreases. Always. There is not a single exception.
America IS on the right track. Now, if we can just keep Leftists and RINOs from screwing things up, as is their wont. <fingers crossed>
Why Lefties want ALL of America to be a California/Oregon-style dump is beyond me. Who wants to live in a disgusting snake pit? Yeah, Leftists who live in decent conservative communities have the peace, safety, and abundance to whinge. Loudly. People trying to survive in Compton, CA? Not so much…
desperately trying to escape Lefty hellholes. And who can blame them?
“Los Angeles ranks No. 1 in move-outs for second year, PODS data shows,” reports KTLA-5 on the continuing exodus from the Golden State.
It’s a scary thing for those of us who are more conservative. These people have soiled their own bed and (in the case of California) made a paradise a stinking trash heap, and now they are moving to more conservative states! The worry is that they will soil their new bed, too.
And they might. But the good thing is that moving is a very high barrier, and most people who are motivated to move are fully aware of how utterly terrible Lefty policies have been.
But, of course, there will be hard Lefties that dilute the mix of Conservatism coming in. Florida found that “Leftugees” were actually MORE conservative on the whole than natives, so it is a very mixed blessing.
I would just say to those moving, always remember that you are a refugee, not a missionary.
a natural “sorting.” Again, it is very scary to see people move–one worries that these people are just looking for a new nest to befoul. As a citizen of a strongly Republican state, I very much share that concern.
BUT…
There is some great news out of an analysis of new-to-Tennessee voters casting their first ballots after registering in Tennessee – they are voting overwhelmingly Republican. In this study, first time voters from California are casting more than three times as many Republican ballots as they are Democrat ballots.
These folks are, on the whole, NOT Lefty evangelists but beleaguered Leftugees. Florida got significantly more Conservative with an influx of people. TN seems to be seeing the same thing.
Maybe it really is a kind of sorting. Moving is NOT easy, and only the most motivated will go that route. And there is the admonition they regularly hear to not make their new home the same Democrat hellhole they just left.
In a way, these refugees fleeing to red states are a little bit like the Cubans who escaped from Castro’s communism. They experienced first-hand just how destructive left-wing governance can be, and they have a passion to not let their new home states fall victim to the same political ruin that they fled.
Once a person has been forced to drink out of the bitter cup of Leftism, he is not eager to again stain his lips!
But you know, for those of us in more conservative states, it is VERY scary! Still, pretty much it is conservatives who flee “blue” states and become “Leftugees,” not Leftists who move to become Marxist missionaries.
And we have seen that in the Florida demographics. Florida is solidly “red” now. There is indeed a “Great Sort” that is going on! People are voting with their feet, and voter fraud is simply not a tool Lefties have at their disposal in this contest. They can’t fake it.
One of the most important phenomena in contemporary America is the Great Sort–we are increasingly dividing into red and blue states, in part because of domestic migration. But that migration is basically a one-way street: people are fleeing blue states and moving to red states. Many, but not all, of these migrants are conservatives seeking a more congenial home. And of course there are liberals living in red states, but very few of them are picking up stakes and volunteering for higher taxes and more sluggish economies.
And the data are really quite clear: Leftism don’t work worth crap! THAT is why so many of my “Soft Lefty” friends insist on living in a conservative state! I mean, if Leftism is so awesome, why don’t they move to Portland, Oregon?
I think we ALL know the answer to that question… Everyone is conservative about what they know best! They may talk Lefty, but they will act conservatively…
I think it was Justice Brandeis who referred to the states as laboratories of democracy. Well, we have been carrying out a laboratory experiment in governance, and the results are in. Conservative policies work, and liberal policies don’t.
Conservative states have gained income through Leftugees: Lefty states have lost population and income–ALL to Conservative states. Now Lefties, don’t go a-hatin’ on me–I’m just telling you what the data are!
There is no reason to expect the Great Sort to abate any time soon. On the contrary, as time goes by the superiority of red state governance becomes ever more obvious. And the blue states that chase away their most productive citizens will only face worse and worse fiscal problems that will make it harder for them to compete.
Where does it all end? I don’t know, but one possibility is that the current balance in our national politics, where far-left and center-right forces are almost equal, may before long become obsolete. America may become definitively a center-right country, simply because that is where most people and most resources are located.
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.
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.
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…
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…