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People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process. It's almost like people have a preference for warmer weather.
People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process.
People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process. It's almost like people have a preference for warmer weather.
People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process. It's almost like people have a preference for warmer weather.
Do you have any facts / statistics to back up this claim?
People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process.
Are they? From what I've seen the south has been getting steadily more Republican over the last 30 years, not less.
People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process. It's almost like people have a preference for warmer weather.
Do you have any facts / statistics to back up this claim?
No, because it's not true. The election trends show exactly the opposite, but Polk isn't the first one to make this assumption. They assume that because people are leaving Democratic leaning states that it is Democratic leaning people that are moving south bringing their politics with them, but that's not what's happening. Conversely, if you look at the northeastern states, they've been getting more difficult for Republicans to win, over the long term.
People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process.
Are they? From what I've seen the south has been getting steadily more Republican over the last 30 years, not less.
That's a social relic. Look at the period after realignment. The faster growing areas of the South are also the ones trending more Democratic.
People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process. It's almost like people have a preference for warmer weather.
Do you have any facts / statistics to back up this claim?
No, because it's not true. The election trends show exactly the opposite, but Polk isn't the first one to make this assumption. They assume that because people are leaving Democratic leaning states that it is Democratic leaning people that are moving south bringing their politics with them, but that's not what's happening. Conversely, if you look at the northeastern states, they've been getting more difficult for Republicans to win, over the long term.
Do you have any facts / statistics to back up this claim?
No, because it's not true. The election trends show exactly the opposite, but Polk isn't the first one to make this assumption. They assume that because people are leaving Democratic leaning states that it is Democratic leaning people that are moving south bringing their politics with them, but that's not what's happening. Conversely, if you look at the northeastern states, they've been getting more difficult for Republicans to win, over the long term.
I don't assume anything. I looked at the hard data. I've actually been involved in academic research on the topic (caveat: it only examined the 11 southern states, defined as those who were part of the Confederacy). In 10 of the 11, population growth from 1990 to mid-2000 was a strong predictor of Obama's 2008 vote share relative to Gore and Kerry. That trend also held within states (the fastest growing counties in a significant state had a much larger swing toward Obama than the state as a whole).
No, because it's not true. The election trends show exactly the opposite, but Polk isn't the first one to make this assumption. They assume that because people are leaving Democratic leaning states that it is Democratic leaning people that are moving south bringing their politics with them, but that's not what's happening. Conversely, if you look at the northeastern states, they've been getting more difficult for Republicans to win, over the long term.
Over the long term, perhaps, but there have been good gains in the NE for the right side... PA elected conservative Toomey and conservative Corbett... Twitter Boy's seat going R for the first time since the 20's... NJ's governor Christie... Kennedy's seat going R... Not sure if that's a trend or just moderates who are really pissed at 0bama and the far leftists...
From what I see, you don't get those same gains for the blues in the South... TX is popular for people to move to, but it's still solid red...
I prefer the hard data over anecdotes.
People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process.
Are they? From what I've seen the south has been getting steadily more Republican over the last 30 years, not less.
I live in Missouri cause the taxes were too high in Arkansas. I don't see that on the map. Many people leave to seek work, not just lower taxes.
Unless you asks every single person why they moved, the poll or story is no completely true and accurateasto the reason for their leaving.
One hopes that at some point, you will be able to grasp the connection between high taxes and few jobs.
I have. maybe some day you will become aware that not all ideas apply to all areas. My taxes for 43 acres and a 2400 sq. ft. house is 420 dollars, in Arkansas I had a 1000 sq. ft. house and my taxes was 900 dollars. Both states were run by democrats.
People are fleeing to "red states", but they're also making them bluer in the process.
Are they? From what I've seen the south has been getting steadily more Republican over the last 30 years, not less.
The south entirely went for Bush in 04. North Carolina, Florida, and Virginia all went for Obama in 08...........