Moving to a Blue State

[cynatnite]

For the last few months my family and I have been discussing whether or not to move. We currently live in TN.

After this we have now decided. While we can't move out of this country which my husband and I wore a uniform for, we can leave right wing Northeastern TN.

He's a truck driver and we can live anywhere.

We have friends in Wisconsin. We're on our way.

[eternalburn]

1. Illinois here...

You have friends here too :)

[alcuno]

2. I'm in Illinois where we appear to be moving even more Democratic.

We replaced our Republican governor with a Democrat and our US Republican senator with a Democrat. I have relatives in Wisconsin. Enjoy!

[Southsideirish]

3. Now this person is thinking! Way to go, Cynatnite!

[SEpatriot]

4. I hear you!

I live in Alabama and have lived in TN. Looking to move to New England. I've had it.

[Frederic Bastiat]

5. I wore the uniform and bolted

Some folks think its cowardly, to each their own. I love it up here in Canada.

[rabid_nerd]

6. Adams County, Pennsylvania

We had a strong party this year. Strongest small party in the T - we won the county for Casey and we think we did damn good for a minority party, although we didn't win for Kerry, of course, we didn't expect to.

- National Apple Harvest Festival
- Historic Gettysburg
- Maryland Border/Mason Dixon Line
Commuters to Harrisburg, DC, Washington, York, Baltimore
- No Sales Tax on Food, Clothing

We're building a comprehensive county municipal takeover plan for 2005. First time in years. Our donkey has kick. We raised more money for Kerry than the Republicans did for Bush and we're outnumbered 2 to 1.

http://www.adamsdemocrats.com/

[Corgigal]

7. wonderful timing

I just ordered a relocation pack for New Jersey. I can't raise my two daughters in a red state. They deserve better.

[LuminousX]

8. WI - good move

Help keep the state blue since it was on the edge this election, but we really need people willing to help turn Red states Blue. By leaving, you are making TN that much Redder.

[Zynx]

10. WI was better this election than last election.

Plus Michels got owned, which says what we think of the hard core right.

[progressiveBadger]

14. Moving back to WI

All of my family and friends live there, me and my wife are thinking about kids, and Arizona's pure redness has sealed the deal.

[GinaMaria]

9. We'd love to see you in Illinois

but Wisconsin is good too. Welcome to the heartland.

[Cuban_Liberal]

11. Illinois: an island of blue sanity

Come on up--- the people of Illinois would welcome you!

:hi:

[Gloria]

12. Come to NM!! We're teetering on the edge of becoming permanently

red and we need all the Democrats we can find!!

Plus, the weather in the Southern part is wonderful!

[AspenRose]

26. It's a scary thought, ain't it Gloria

The lone oasis of blue state sanity in an ocean of blood red craziness.

And it keeps getting closer every election....what the hell is going on....

I agree, encourage blue-staters in heavily blue populations or in a red state they don't want to be in, to come and save New Mexico.

[tedzbear]

13. California here.

Thank goddess I live in Los Angeles (next best to San Francisco for liberals).

[SudieJD]

15. Minnesota Here

Lot's of Californian's moving here already. Great land prices, great people and great fishing!

Sudie in MN

[Shadoobie]

42. I'll second that.

I moved to Duluth, MN from Kentucky just over a year ago. The views off the lake. The Great Outdoors. Canada just up the road. I never want to move again. :-)

Greg

[smitty]

16. moving to Wisconsin---go Packers!

Welcome to the Badger State! Think Green and Gold. :-)
Lots of good things here 1) Summer fest, 2) Progressive tradition, 3) Madison, 4)camping, 5) Lake Michigan and Superior, 6) Door County, 7)Chicago nearby 8) the Packers, the Brewers and the Bucks, 9)UW and Marquette.

One problem: long winters, you'll need a snow blower

[Lady President]

17. I'm looking into it too

I just started working for a company with large offices in OH, NY, NJ, and IL. I currently live in Ohio. Any of the other states look like a better choice. I would only be a quick plane trip from my family. I'm just not ready to completely leave the U.S., but a change of state may be in order. I have always loved the Chicago area....

[opstachuck]

18. moved to NYC from TX...

and it really makes a world of difference. just about everyone i know is at least somewhat liberal and we talk politics all the time. in TX, it was like we were speaking different languages. living in a place like this makes me prouder to be american and not so pessimistic about the future.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

38. I have the same observations too.

I've lived in Maine all my life up until 3 years ago when we moved to Florida. I was much happier in Maine. I've been plotting my family's return to New England for over a year now.

I know how people are up there. They have a different mentality than they do here. I can connect with New Englanders and understand them. I have problems doing this with Floridians, and Florida is supposed be be the most liberal of the southern states.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

19. Come to Ohio...

Wiscosin is beautiful time time of year, and Illinois is my home state, but we need more Democrats in Ohio.

[SaintLouisBlues]

36. Exactly

Ohio is where blue and red-staters should move. Or other close battleground states like Wisconsin.

Moving from red to blue just adds to the red electoral edge.

There are plenty of cool areas in plenty of battleground states. I live in one of them. St. Louis (city) went 80% for Kerry. No where in Illinois outside of Chicago is as liberal. Come on over, Illinois!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

20. I'm thinking a million of us should move to Alabama or Mississippi

Cheap property and we turn the fucking place BLUE

[cynatnite]

21. We have friends in Racine

For the last month I've looked at the area and I've liked what I've seen. It sits between Chicago and Milwaukee just off Lake Michigan. There's a lot of things I really like from what I've seen.

Before the election we had already made plans to visit the area and we're set to leave tomorrow morning. We'll be there until Monday to check the area out. I have no doubts it'll be to our liking.

A move isn't going to happen until after the holidays into the New Year.

Yes, it's in the middle of winter. We've done heavy winters before and I have no problem with snow. We need more of it.

I'll have a snow-blower in back of the moving van. :)

Thanks! I'm starting to feel much better and the light at the end of the tunnel is returning. This is for our kids and we feel this is the best for us and them.

[AbbeyRoad]

22. I'm in Illinois too and I don't blame you

Good luck.

If you decided to move to Illinois, you might want to consider this:


Chicago does a lot of our heavy lifting.

[The_Casual_Observer]

23. Good idea, Get out of that shitty place!

Try the Southwest or california. Those are the only places left that aren't total shit anymore.

[Mad_Dem_X]

24. Good for you

I'm proud to live in Delaware, but I am sick to my stomach over what's happened to my country. If I knew my husband and I could get other jobs, I would seriously consider leaving the country.

[Cleita]

25. I live in a blue state and I'm still surrounded by freeps who have

given me a new set of freep representatives to deal with. Stay where you are, you can't get away from them.

[geomon666]

27. I have friends in Washington.

How's the weather up there. I need to escape Florida, this is a lost cause here. Even my own mother has turned to the darkside. I can't take it.

[LSK]

28. im in Illinois and i dont feel any better

No Congress control and * is still there.

[d_b]

29. Right on.

I'm currently in Alaska and have my sites set on either OR or WA.

[lukasahero]

30. Come to Massachusetts - unless

you want to be vilified as a Massachusetts liberal which apparently the rest of America thinks is worse than Bin Laden.

[maxsolomon]

31. liberal flight is what lost this election

stay put & breed profusely.

the mouth breathers do.

[flygal]

35. Yep - we don't need any more UTAH's!! WTF?!!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

32. We were already planning on moving back to New England

regardless of the outcome of the election. We're in Florida right now. My husband is going to apply to a school in Connecticut, so we might be moving there. Otherwise, we're going back to our real home, Maine. Either way, I'm going to like it a lot better than here. We gave the south a shot for three years, but we're not liking it too much.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

34. Wouldn't a lot of southern dems moving to dem strong holds

in New England, West Coast, and Great Lakes area alter the landscape of the current electoral map? Wouldn't that take away electoral votes from the hard core red states and concentrate them even more in the blue states?

I was just talking about this with my brother.

[SmileyBoy]

33. Move to Minnesota. The Dems took back the state govt. there.

[HereSince1628]

37. Don't expect unemployment...very strict about that here...

We have plenty of good roads, but I don't know about availability of trucking jobs. THere are plenty of minimum wage jobs in warehouses that stuff must be brought in on somekind of wheels.

[tedoll78]

39. Congrats!

Good choice of a state - it's beautiful, and you'll help make a light blue state a bit bluer. :hi:

[Kimber Scott]

40. If all the Blue people move out of the Red states we will NEVER have a

chance to win again.

[Kber]

43. I know that you are right about moving out

I am torn between staying in the US and fighting and liquidating my assets and opening a cafe in Amsterdam. (and I'm currently in NJ).

But there is something to be said for living in a place you are comfortable, especially if you have kids who you are trying to raise with certain values - like tolarance, love, open-mindedness, etc.

For the record (and I can hardly believe I am saying this) we moved to NJ 11 years ago and I really love it here. It's a bit pricey though.

[americanwomanone]

41. Michigan Here n/t