Posted on 11/10/2022 8:55:38 AM PST by MtnClimber
Yesterday’s Midterms were not a victory for conservative or progressive ideology, but an assertion of the growing power of geography in American politics. It was less a national election than a clash of civilisations.
Virtually nowhere in blue areas did Republicans make gains. Both the north-east and California – the central players in Democratic Party politics – stayed solidly blue. Even the most well-regarded GOP candidates, such as Lanhee Chen who ran for California state controller, struggled to make inroads in Democratic territory.
Meanwhile, the senators and governors of the leading red states – Texas’s Greg Abbott, Georgia’s Brian Kemp, Florida’s Ron DeSantis, Ohio’s Mike DeWine – all won handily. Almost all blue-state governors remained the same as well, although the Democratic incumbents often won by smaller margins.
So, what is happening in this increasingly inexplicable country? Essentially, there are now two prevailing realities in the US. One is primarily urban, single and, despite some GOP gains in this demographic, still largely non-white. It functions on the backs of finance, tech and the service industries. The other is largely suburban or exurban, family centric and more likely involved in basic industries like manufacturing, logistics, agriculture and energy.
Usually, the media assume these two Americas represent equally viable political economies. But this is increasingly not the case. In population terms at least, red America is now growing far more rapidly than blue America. And this makes it more important politically. Since 1990, Texas has gained eight congressional seats, Florida five and Arizona three. In contrast, New York has lost five, Pennsylvania four and Illinois three. California, which now suffers higher net outbound-migration rates than most Rustbelt states, lost a congressional seat in 2020 for the first time in its history.
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Dang I think you are on to something there. But how can we blame Trump for that?</s>
See Flip you are not alone.
No one seemed to care when Obamamao moved direction of the Census into the Whitehouse.
My work took me to California and New Jersey. After a while, I got to move back home to Texas. Will never leave again.
Understand.
I just observe and present a finding.
Exactly, and as these red states grow they get less and less red til they are finally blue.
Everybody said that about Florida two decades ago and it didn’t happen.
The Bushbot/civnats have been trying to do that for over 30 years and have failed.
We have already seen in recent election times Florida go blue. The idea that it is red to stay is a deception.
Yep. Tea Party becomes MAGA. Only the names have changed.
And yet it the blue states that control the federal government and will continue to be able to wrangle majorities in the Senate and presidency for as long into the future as anyone can see. The blue states control the culture, the media and social media. The blue states have an iron grip on elections. And the blue states control the direction of the country as a whole.
So all I can say is…so what?
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