A suggestion for those considering moving to a blue state (or another country): Move to a swing state instead.

[LaMouffette]

If we can get enough Dems to move to these states, we can turn them blue:

Arizona
Georgia
Michigan
Nevada
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin

That said, I understand completely if you can't or don't want to move for any of a number of reasons (finances, family and friends, etc.) because I am staying in this ruby red state (Montana), ride or die. I love Montana and the people here that much.

[viva la]

1. Wisconsin would be a good choice, because it's been blue before---

won't take that much to tip it back.

I too live in a red state (and a blue city fortunately), and am entrenched here. But I think even the reddest of states need some progressives there to keep reminding everyone that there's a better way.

[LaMouffette]

3. I agree. Another reason I'm staying put. I wish you all the best in your red state!

[roscoeroscoe]

2. If Only!

Can we set up a coordinated plan? Tip the scales in key districts!

[LaMouffette]

7. We need a leader along the lines of MLK Jr. now! A leader and a movement. In the seventies, members of the

rank-and-file, bottom-up socialist movement in California and other liberal areas actually moved to industrial cities like Detroit and got themselves hired on at auto manufacturing plants in order to organize unions there. They were mainly young and hadn't put down strong roots yet, but still, to uproot yourself and actually relocate for your ideals is extremely admirable.

[Freddie]

4. Come to Pennsylvania but stay in or close to cities

Avoid Pennsyltucky, it’s truly discouraging there. But normally us city and suburban folk outnumber them at the polls. That’s why I think Musk tampered with PA votes. Senate too - Casey was very popular and we elected a carpetbagger? Stinks to me.

[ITAL]

6. My in-laws live in the middle of PA

It's more conservative and more redneck-ish than where I grew up. And I spent my formative years in Texas!

[Freddie]

8. So does my brother

He’s a blue dot in a red sea. His daughter just moved to South Dakota and says it’s better there, not “in your face” so much.

[Deep State Witch]

9. I Would Move Back To Pittsburgh In A Heartbeat

But too many people here depend on us, and my husband doesn't want to move anywhere colder than Maryland in the winter.

[Upthevibe]

5. Kick. N/T

[2naSalit]

10. Well...

I gave up on Montana which was purple when I moved there over 20 years ago. I moved to the north east in hopes of helping to get rid of concerned susan over here in Maine. I fought pretty hard for Montana but it pushed me out so I just hope, for all my friends still there, that it changes and soon. I couldn't afford to wait any longer.

[LaMouffette]

13. I don't blame you, 2naSalit! But we sure feel the loss of every Dem here in MT. I wish we could somehow persuade Dems

from California, Oregon, Washington, where Dems are plentiful, to move to MT. It's so expensive to buy a house here now, though, that they would have to be well off financially and also be either retired or able to work remotely, since good-paying jobs are scarce. We have become a haven for wealthy Repubs fleeing "librul" states.

Wishing you all the best in your new locale!

[2naSalit]

14. Thanks...

It still hurts and probably always will but I couldn't take another winter in that cardboard box on a barren, windy hill. And that's all I could afford and it was breaking me. At least I have more than a two room cardboard box here, not everything I wanted but much more than I could have had there, sadly. The social climate is comfortable for me, I grew up here so I already know the local culture... hasn't changed much since I left.

I truly hope Montana can get back to balance or something like it.

[LaMouffette]

15. Me too! We are working on it, though it is an uphill battle as steep as the Bitterroots!

[Luciferous]

11. Currently live in Wisconsin and have

been considering moving back to Illinois. I don't hate living here, but as the mother of a trans child I need to do what's best for them, and right now I'm worried we'll end up swinging back to the right.

[Maru Kitteh]

12. Think about what's being asked please. It's "remain in Mexico" for

red state refugees. When you are tired, afraid, and under threat; when you have been discriminated against and your rights have been taken away, do you want to move someplace where you can live and breathe with your family as fully equal human beings? Do you want to see your loved ones in an environment where they can feel valued, heal and grow? Or do you want to move from repression and fear to an environment of tension, combat and uncertainty, because somebody on a message board . . ??

I guess if pure political gain is one's priority, then one should move accordingly. It’s my position that we should let those who have enjoyed the comforts of privilege, the advantages of diversity and equality walk the walk. They can choose to move into unstable environments to live there and fill whatever role they see for themselves there, if that is their priority.

Most of the people out here considering uprooting our entire lives are not doing it on some whim to fulfill political daydreams on the internet. We are actual human beings with families and lives and we are uprooting from our homes largely because of trauma. We need to heal. We need to see our loved ones have the chance to grow and thrive.

For the record, I understand about Montana. I’m in the Flathead. If I wasn’t in healthcare, I might not be considering leaving, but I am. I love Montana, and I even love 98% of the assholes that live here too. But my job now is to safeguard the next generations, and it may soon be that the only way to do that, is to leave.