I know how he feels. I wish him luck. The one thing stopping me is that all my family is here in nyc (and a job). He probably has kids in school and family and friends that he doesn’t want to leave. I try to ignore the politics for those reasons, but I’m reaching my breaking point.
I love Virginia, but but Northern Virginia/DC (where I live/work) is poison. I’d move to Texas in a heartbeat if I could.