Franklin, Tennessee was once a bastion of conservative, friendly, Southern folks.
But, a lot of people from high-tax states have infested Franklin, and brought their socialist politics with them.
“brought their socialist politics with them.”
Bummer. We’re so afraid of that happening in east TN.
My last experiences with Franklin, TN were in the late 1990s. My sense at the time was that it was ripe to be colonized by outsiders. It was too quaint and too charming and too perfectly situated WRT Nashville (about 20 miles away). At the time there were moneyed Nashville types moving in and no doubt bringing their politics with them. I would not be at all surprised to hear that Franklin is now a boutique enclave of progressivism with a police department that reflected this.
That's not just true of Franklin. Many from Illinois are fleeing this state and heading for Nashville, ruining that great city.
I've seen/heard so many from Illinois heading to Tennessee that this Conservative has taken that state off my list of states to move to when I retire in two years. I took Florida off too for the same reason.
The flight from blue states is infecting red states and is going to destroy this country.