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EdmondDantes_

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21. They haven't done so yet

Tue Mar 18, 2025, 10:54 AM

Mar 18

And Florida seems to be getting more Republican. Granted Florida has had Trump on the ballot the last 3 presidential, but Desantis won by 19 points in 2022 against a former Florida governor.

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The Blue State Exodus Should Scare Democrats: The electoral consequences could be massive. [View all] Celerity Mar 18 OP

May want to watch those two mwmisses4289 Mar 18 #1

The evidence does not back any of that up. Self Esteem Mar 18 #12

Florida has been the biggest MAGAt magnet in the country for years. Mariana Mar 18 #17

Judging by recent turnout, John Farmer Mar 18 #47

I don't know why you would think so. Mariana Mar 18 #48

I think Climate Change will be our friend in the... S/V Loner Mar 18 #25

Florida is in the climate change bullseye bronxiteforever Mar 18 #53

This is simply not true pinkstarburst Mar 18 #31

Cost of housing seems to be a major factor. The Madcap Mar 18 #2

Don't see insurance doing anything but going way up in California MichMan Mar 18 #32

It's going to go up everywhere! Grins Mar 18 #52

Housing prices in Florida are going down. People are tired of the hurricanes. kerry-is-my-prez Mar 18 #44

Also post-Covid it's a lot easier and more commonplace for people to work from home. meadowlander Mar 18 #51

CA and NY need more housing yesterday. Ace Rothstein Mar 18 #3

Nonsense. travelingthrulife Mar 18 #4

No, it is quite a real possibility (to what level remains to be seen, but we will extremely likely lose net seats) Celerity Mar 18 #7

The fact is blue states tend to be more expensive to live in. Liberal In Texas Mar 18 #5

A "Liberal Patriot" still tied to his American Enterprise Institute displacedvermoter Mar 18 #6

other articles from different sources on the same subject Celerity Mar 18 #10

Texas and Florida do not have cheap housing anymore. At least in the major metros newdeal2 Mar 18 #8

I have also read various articles mwmisses4289 Mar 18 #9

What percentage of people who move there leave within two to five years? Mariana Mar 18 #19

Articles didn't specify. mwmisses4289 Mar 18 #29

I live in one of those areas people are moving to pinkstarburst Mar 18 #33

I remember the headlines about how the Evangelical Christians were turning on Trump. Mariana Mar 18 #38

They may not have "cheap" housing pinkstarburst Mar 18 #34

Of course many red states are terribly gerrymandered, markodochartaigh Mar 18 #11

Gerrymandering doesn't affect statewide elections Mariana Mar 18 #39

"Gerrymandering doesn't affect statewide elections..." markodochartaigh Mar 18 #40

Please explain how they can gerrymander a whole state. Mariana Mar 18 #41

Gerrymandering any part of the state, in itself, markodochartaigh Mar 18 #43

let me try a little to answer this Dan Mar 18 #56

You haven't explained how that affects statewide races. Mariana Mar 18 #57

You are correct that it is damn near impossible to Gerrymander Dan Mar 18 #58

What these analysis seem to assume drmeow Mar 18 #13

We've seen what happened in Florida. Mariana Mar 18 #20

Florida has shifted right in each of the last three presidential elections. Self Esteem Mar 18 #24

Texas was more red than New York was blue. Ace Rothstein Mar 18 #27

People assume Texas will be blue/purple because of Hispanics pinkstarburst Mar 18 #36

With global warming, both Texas and Florida will be difficult and expensive to live in. Swede Mar 18 #14

Toss in a couple of Cat-5 strikes up the Galveston ship channel, or through Tampa Bay, and things will change . . . hatrack Mar 18 #18

Hopefully, those moving from blue states will instill more Democratic principles in red states. Silent Type Mar 18 #15

If democratic voters move to red states OnionPatch Mar 18 #16

They haven't done so yet EdmondDantes_ Mar 18 #21

New York was closer to turning Red than Florida was to turning Blue last election. Hellbound Hellhound Mar 18 #23

The only people who can safely move to those states Mariana Mar 18 #49

I find it hard to believe that NC wouldn't gain a seat dsc Mar 18 #22

Ah but when Trump annexes Canada... GreatGazoo Mar 18 #26

"needlessly burdensome environmental regulations"-This says it all for me.🙄 58Sunliner Mar 18 #28

We'll see tintinvotes Mar 18 #30

"Why don't we knock it off with them negative waves?" NowsTheTime Mar 18 #35

Jobs and housing are the only reason i am in TX JCMach1 Mar 18 #37

It's a big reason lots of people are in TX pinkstarburst Mar 18 #42

NC should be considered a blue state John Farmer Mar 18 #45

NC is a blue state John Farmer Mar 18 #46

NC has only voted for a Dem POTUS twice in the past 60 years (Carter in 1976, and Obama in 2008) so, no it's not Blue Celerity Mar 18 #55

California is a HUGE mind bogglingly diverse state senseandsensibility Mar 18 #50

Stuff like this is pure noise. The thing that should concern democrats is SSJVegeta Mar 18 #54