Nobody asked for your “sympathy”! Stuff it!
Whoa, better call the Waaambulance before you get a nosebleed, little girl.
I don’t wish any ill on your FRiend, but I understand where he is coming from. At some point people need to vote with their feet although I know that is easier said than done for most of us.
I too am in a progressive wonderland although it is not as bad as California (yet). There are plenty of good conservatives in that state, but their votes won’t amount to a hill of beans because the big cities control the day. Having city slickers voting for policy that affects farmers and rural folks is downright aggravating. Take the wolves for example - they sit in their condo in a concrete jungle and vote to unleash pack predators onto my property never worrying about the consequences.