If you want to see what relocated North Eastern Liberals can do to a state, one needs look no further than North Carolina. Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) has seen explosive growth due to NE transients the last 15 years. And as a result, North Carolina has moved well to the left.
Liberals (especially in retirement) move to escape the punishing, confiscatory tax laws, only to vote for people in their new domicile, who enact punishing, confiscatory tax laws. It makes no sense.
I have a friend in real estate in NC. He was showing a property to a couple from CA. The man wanted the small farm to grow vegetables to sell. He has never farmed before, by the way.
Anyway the man was asking questions about the extension agency and about the property in terms of farming. The wife wanted to know about the closest Trader Joes, Starbucks and Target. lol
Each are about 1 hour away. When they parted she was whining about this being nowhere and having nothing. My friend thought well that’s that. He was surprised when the guy called back and they bought the place.