Bad News, Democrats: America Is About to Get Even Redder | NYT Opinion

Every year, millions of Americans bounce around the country like electrons, moving from one state to another. But there are patterns in this chaos, and one of the clearest in recent decades is that Americans are moving from blue states to red states. As the Opinion video above explains, that has some big political implications for the Democrats.

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[chrishamilton]

Yeah my uncle moved out of California when they proposed the reparations tax.
You know, reparations for slavery... In a state that never had slaves… To people who were never slaves… Paid for by people who weren’t ever slave owners.

[bryansexton]

It's not just electoral votes it's also seats in the House.

[renemontes]

I like how they don’t take an accountability and don’t blame themselves. Politics is the main reason why people are leaving.

[theowlfromduolingo]

Voting democratic, living in a blue state, then moving to a red state because you are unhappy with politics and still voting democratic is the dumbest thing ever

[DJ_Cub]

Who would have imagined that lying to and gaslighting people isn’t as good a policy as actual good policy

[Corvusstorage]

Bro, imagine being so bad at management that your population get to migrate in a massive scale...

[owler]

"It has nothing to do with the border or inflation"
"People who just want more affordable quality of life"
You contradicted yourself here.

[Libertas]

I was born and raised in Texas and I'm happy living here. Keep Texas culturally and socially conservative.

[deepmind]

There ARE no red and blue states. There are blue urban regions and red rural regions.

[RezaQin]

If you're from California, and don't vote Republican, stay out of Texas.

[stvargas]

You mean living in a state were crime is excused businesses are over regulated and overtaxed and the cost of living along with high personal income tax isn't desireable?! Whaaaat???

[Lokana]

Born and raised in California. My girl friend and I are about to have our second child and we're looking to move to a red state. Crime, taxes, cost of living, and terrible schools -- Democrat voters have ruined this state.

[kylejay]

As a Floridian, please stop moving here 🙏 The infrastructure can't take it

[camdudzinski]

I have lived in Florida most of my life and all these people moving here have made it less affordable to live here. Please stop saying Florida is an affordable state to live. It is not. Quality of life in this state has been in decline. Homelessness and Drug use are prevalent. Cost of living has only increased.

[JW-izmv]

0:03 The Red vs Blue birthrate is the thing to keep an Eye on ...

Not all of the children will vote like their parents but MOST of them will

[GeoffreyChilesTV]

It’s great when the NYT has to admit this.

[tamibruner-gonzalez]

I'm from Florida, but have lived in Texas the past 20 years. BOTH TX and FL don't have state income taxes, that might be the reason folks are moving to those particular states.

[Linkbetweenus]

People were saying this after 2004. Election cycles bring different patterns. Politics is an ever-changing game.

[CloroxBleachCompany]

Who tf put a British voice over this? 😂

[FLMKane]

That's because YOU alienated moderates