re: Red states turning purple/blue

I think young dumb asses and women voters are more problematic for Republicans than state to state migration.

Why do Louisianians move to Houston but still post on the OT? Where people are from is a part of their identity. Who they associate with, the clique and social strata they see themselves as a part of or desire to be seen as is too. Democrats are masters at identity politics, of making people believe that their political opinions determine their social status. It seems absurd, but cancel culture is just as pertinent in every day life as it is in corporate America. If someone is vocally or even tacitly conservative, suddenly, a lot of people look at you differently. You’re not invited to the same parties, friends don’t want to be seen with you, etc. This social pressure is ENORMOUS.

In many circles, you cannot be respected as an intellectual or an artist if you’re conservative. You’re not even human, and deserve to be shunned if you’re conservative. Heck, I live in “red” Louisiana, but I keep conservative stuff off my Facebook to avoid alienating people. I’m delicate in my personal conversations to not seem too conservative while defending my ideals. I know that I would be ostracized from my groups of fellow musicians, upon whom I rely, if I were openly MAGA. I’m not willing to take that hit, so I continue to be publicly apolitical while making my opinions heard in the ballot box and in anonymous online forums.

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so I continue to be publicly apolitical while making my opinions heard in the ballot box and in anonymous online forums

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And that is the way to do it these days. There was a time you could have discussions and civil debates about politics but those days are gone.

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Mentioned Austin once being red

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Gotta go back a looooooong way for this. Travis county hasn’t been conservative in a very long time. Long predates the CA invasion.

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The issue for Texas isn't incoming California Dems.

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Then explain why suburban Collin County -- home of many Cali transplants -- had a higher percentage of its voters voting for Hillary than neighboring Denton County, which has TWO liberal universities in its borders.

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he Democrats are like a plague. They move in, destroy the area

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I think this narrative isn’t as accurate as it seems. I think it is used as a cover for what is REALLY happening, which is a massive influx of illegal immigrants who are being corralled into voting through fraud.

Texas isn’t turning blue because 10,000 tech workers and accountants moved in from Cali. They’re turning blue because millions and millions of illegals have come across the southern border over the last 40 years.

I think the same tactic is used to blame white new age mothers for the growth of “irradicated” diseases claiming that it’s the work of anti-vaccers on Facebook and not millions of 3rd world illegal immigrants.

What southern state has been run by republicans for decades? Please, be specific.