no, it’s not their only option, but that’s what many do. It solves no problem except a temporary fix for the individual person who bails on the blueing state and leaves others behind instead of truly trying to work toward change.
Too many good Conservatives in blueing states don’t truly get involved to fight back, they just take it til it’s too much then bail for supposed better state.
That’s my plan. I’m in Illinois and less than an hour from Indiana, which is where I plan to move. The way I see it I’d rather move to a state that already agrees with my principles and live in peace than to spend a lifetime complying with laws I despise and fighting a government that I know for a fact will NEVER change. Not unless a nuke or a quick-killing virus hit Cook County.