Can you believe this was Newt Gingrich’s district in the 90’s. I can tell you exactly what happened though because I live there.
Many transplants from Northern states working for companies that have relocated down here, as well as tons of imported Islamic and Indian tech employees.
Well no one said for all of the conservatives to move out.
Seems like our side just LOVES to move out of places, and flee to some hugbox community far out in the middle of nowhere, leaving all of these places to these “transplants”.
How many times do we hear post of people leaving X city or Y state for “Texas” or “Idaho”?
Well hey, that’s forfeiting. Dont complain when the new people dont magically turn into good old conservatives when they buy the houses on the market.
Do not underestimate the impact of the Indian immigrants. People tend to think of them as the "good" minority but from conversations with people in the Indian community they are here from one primary reason: economic.
They are not here to assimilate.
They come from a country that is partially socialist in nature and they are willing to vote for people who will give them "free" stuff.
I live about 25 miles west of Chicago, and this area is being inundated by moslems, and I mean the hardcore kind (the women wear the black robes that only have the eyes exposed; and they always walk behind their throat-bearded, pajama-wearing men who wear skull caps). They are some of the rudest and most surly people I’ve ever had the misfortune of being around.
Tom Price held the seat by plenty for years before