Only in the eyes of those who accept losing.
Wrong. Voting with your feet is the most powerful way to repudiate liberalism. Give 'em enough rope and they will hang themselves. As more and more people vote with their feet and move away from high tax blue states like California and Massachusettes, the liberal experiment will be in more and more trouble. Eventually it will collapse under its own deadweight.
That is the purpose of federalism: give failing ideas the freedom to fail.
Unintentionally you just said the funniest thing I've read all day. IF YOU DON'T VOTE, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE. It's as simple as that. I'm so sick of California Republicans who bitch and moan and then sit on their fat asses and do NOTHING. I'm so glad I got out when I did...the State is going down...down...down....you'll all be working to pay the million dollar pensions of State workers. HAVE FUN in your misery and bitching.