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2023-12-10 -Land of the Free
'Escape Liberal Hell': Oregon, Washington Republicans Flee PNW, Join California Conservatives In Idaho
[ZERO] America is witnessing a seismic shift in its demographic landscape. Recent data from Idaho reveals an unprecedented trend: people are migrating not just for jobs, schools, or lifestyle, but for political alignment. The movement is reshaping the country, according to the Seattle Times' Danny Westneat.

The call to "Escape liberal hell," as echoed by a Boise, Idaho real estate agent, is not just a catchy sales pitch but a sign of the times. Idaho's voter database sheds light on this great political migration. Approximately 119,000 voters have moved to Idaho in recent years, with a staggering 65% registering as Republicans—a figure that overshadows the state's already GOP-leaning demographic of 58%.

And it's not just a trickle of discontented conservatives - it's a flood. The data also suggests that the narrative of liberals, untethered by remote work, turning red states purple, has been upended. Instead, a "Republican fever dream" (as the Idaho Capital Sun called it) is materializing.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-10 01:58|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ]  Top

#1 Google metastasis.
Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-12-10 02:01||   2023-12-10 02:01|| Front Page Top

#2 We did just that 10yrs ago. One of the best decisions we've ever made.
Posted by Warthog 2023-12-10 09:50||   2023-12-10 09:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Soon enough. Ultimately it will prove futile as the Left cannot allow the message of Liberty to be carried forward. Geography will cease to be an impediment.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2023-12-10 10:01||   2023-12-10 10:01|| Front Page Top

#4 As written about in the "fictional" novel by Kurt Schlichtner.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-10 10:06||   2023-12-10 10:06|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 It'll be 10 years for us this spring. Haven't regretted it for a minute.
Posted by Nero 2023-12-10 11:40||   2023-12-10 11:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Until the 1990s, Washington was a Republican controlled state. Then Californians started moving there and turned it blue. The once great state is now a hellhole.

Don't blame them for leaving.
Posted by Javiter Dark Lord of the Faith7963 2023-12-10 13:17||   2023-12-10 13:17|| Front Page Top

#7 The same thing happened to Oregon. When I was there in 1990 the true Oregonians hated that so many Californians were moving in and taking over.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-12-10 13:48||   2023-12-10 13:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Real cultural schism here in North Ga. with the folks coming down from NY, NJ, and CT.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-10 13:56||   2023-12-10 13:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Lots of Californicans moving to Texas to escape, but still bringing with them the seeds of the problems they are fleeing … and landing in Austin..
Posted by Glenmore  2023-12-10 15:26||   2023-12-10 15:26|| Front Page Top

#10 San Diegan from birth, likely til death. Still in a conservative district - Issa is my Congresscritter since Duncan D Hunter imploded.
Posted by Frank G 2023-12-10 16:55||   2023-12-10 16:55|| Front Page Top

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