The Blue State Exodus Should Scare Democrats: The electoral consequences could be massive.

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11. Of course many red states are terribly gerrymandered,

and, anecdotally, one hears that it is more conservative Californians and New Yorkers who are moving to Texas and Florida. And the Senate soon will be controlled by 35 small, mostly red states, leaving the 15 largest, mostly blue states on the sidelines.

I think that the only answer is what it has been all along. Voter education. In. Every. State. It certainly is difficult when the reich-wing has popular propaganda networks on TV, in the churches, in the workplace, and in the zeitgeist. But maybe the Democratic party can seize the moment as millions of people are set adrift by Republican policies as the economy is crashed, on purpose, and people are left without the social safety net that should be provided in a civilized society. Fear and hunger can wake people up. But the Democratic party has to be ready and able, fear and hunger also make it difficult for people to reason.