[txrefugee]

Now that would be a twist. Next, we should cut welfare payments in TX so those who want to ride in the wagon will move to those generous northeastern states.

[Hojczyk]

This makes since…not like the retired Rats up north moving south…but how do you explain Colorado….over run by Californians

[logic101.net]

Liberals are like roaches. They destroy their home with bad policies, then move to fresh territory and repeat the process.

[stanne]

Got a Hawaiian shirt wearing alternative med practitioner here. Came in from California

He’s very conservative He can talk voting trends, media trends, econocxs and American history.

[freedumb2003]

I am a Calfornia expat now in Dallas.

I like it here — the people are great and the politics make sense. It also is centrally located which is ideal for a Road Warrior like me (I have gotten a lot of my life back).

I miss Los Angeles from time to time, mostly for weather, the beach and things to do.

But I a am on the road most of the time anyway.

My first vote as a citizen here was for Cruz so I feel really good about that.

[Gay State Conservative]

I couldn’t live anywhere outside of the Eastern Time Zone.But if I ever leave this state...a greater and greater possibility with each passing day...my destination will be a state that’s more “red” then the Gay State.North Carolina,eastern Tennessee,even Georgia (although I hate heat and humidity).And wherever I go I won’t be voting for Rats.Ever.

[BillyBoy]

>> He pointed to a joint study by the University of Texas and Texas Tribune which confirmed that "California has been losing people in droves. The plurality of those migrants have moved to Texas, as many as 70,000 in 2011 and 60,000 in 2012." However, after polling a significant portion of the fresh transplants, the study found that 57 percent of them are self-proclaimed conservatives and only 27 percent are liberal. <<

Interesting. Now we have actual studies that proving southern freepers theories that "liberal yankee translants" made their states elect marxist RATs are wrong. Personally I'd say the illegal aliens, inner-city populations, and welfare leeches in states like Virginia are voting RAT a lot more than the "yankee transplants" do.

I'd still love to test their theory about "sending the liberal yankees back home" though, and agree to have our states take back our retired voters now living in Florida and Arizona, and in exchange they can have back all their southern transplants now living here (which they claim don't exist anyway because "no born and bred southerner would ever move to a yankee state") like Jesse Jackson, Bobby Rush, Danny Davis, Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, etc.

Bottom line: I think their states send more "liberal transplants" up here than we send down there. Most of the people fleeing California and Illinois are doing so because they are conservatives. I doubt Jesse Jackson moved up north because he believes in "states rights".

[taildragger]

Between Price Andrew the new Mayor, and the State Supreme Court Ruling that said no to the 2nd amendment rights, how does TX not get a HUGE influx of Conservative NY-er's that have had it. Me thinks some great businesses would come to TX, aka ethnic foods if that is their forte, win-win for TX IMHO....

[Zhang Fei]

Conservative and liberal mean different things in different states.

[ScottinVA]

Not only is Texas a port in the storm for conservatives fleeing blue states, it’s probably going to end up being the last real hope for America.

America as we know it will soon die, but somewhere a truncated version of the country may form... Texas seems as likely as anywhere to be that follow-on to America.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

"Most liberals from California would rather die than come here," Chuck DeVore, Vice President of Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation told Breitbart Texas. "They perceive Texas as a Bible belt, gun toting, cowboy hat-wearing state. They think, 'If you can't surf, why would you go there?'"

He's kidding himself, and he's got a short memory. Just 30 years ago, California was "Reagan Country", and the birthplace of the Jarvis-Gann tax revolt. That California is gone, undone by illegal immigration and by an inflow of folks from the Northeast attracted by the booming economy - people who showed up and promptly voted for the same liberal politicians and policies who'd created the Rust Belt economic conditions they'd fled.

Now that California's economy is a shambles, people are leaving - working people, that is, and those who actually want to find a job. And they're leaving for Texas and Nevada. Unfortunately, most people simply can't or won't make the connection between the rotten economy they fled and the Democrats who caused it, and will continue to vote Democrat.

[Arrowhead1952]

Here is a letter from a Kalifornicka transplant to Austin posted on the KLBJ FB page. Comments are telling him bye, bye.

https://www.facebook.com/ToddandDon

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The following email was sent to The T&D Show. But, its actually for all of you ... who blame Californians for our problems. Enjoy.

Hey Guys,

Love your show but I am so tired of your rude callers who are always blaming us Californians with issues in this town of Austin and the state.

It’s not Californians changing things, it’s the locals allowing things to happen. At least clarify what you say, as it’s not Californians which by the way it’s said, includes all of us.

Believe me, I would not be here if it was not that My Wife wanted to be near her Daughter. The good thing is that her Daughter is now moving to Denver cause her husband, who is a european trained Chef, could not get a decent job here. To many restaurants here that do not provide the quality food he likes to prepare, which is not Bar-B-Que, fastfood or meat, meat , meat.

And the toll roads just take, take, take. You pay on time and they post it late, then you get a toll violation and this happens over and over again. No wonder there are so many locals that owe lots of money to these toll roads.

Sorry but you had a guy call in talking about us moving here. Any Californian that is here, is only because of work, not because the state is so great. Besides, a good majority of Californians are not even from California and there are many Texans there.

Bought several times, organic fruit from HEB and had to return it because it was rotten inside. Couldn’t believe it and also had to return some chicken that was from a factory here in Texas. Fortunately, HEB returned our money.

So, now we can finally get outta here and back to the West, the mountains, the beaches, more of a variety of restaurants that serve different kinds of food, not to mention, better and fresher vegetables and fruits for better prices.

Still like your show and like it when Sgt. Sam says this is not the Austin he knew. And it’s not because of us, either.

There are some good things here but not enough to keep us around and the weather is terrible.

Sorry again, but your caller ticked me off. We are all Americans, so let’s stick together and not act like high schoolers. And I fought for this entire country, not just California.

Have a Good Day,
Henry

[octex]

The overall trend indicated in the article, if true, bodes well for Conservatives and the GOP in Texas.

[Jay Redhawk]

My oldest boy just moved to Texas. He is conservative enough to offset at least 10 liberals.

[PLMerite]

I’m hoping to be moving to Texas next year. I will be asking Texas Freepers a lot of questions. :)

[MaxMax]

I don't care what political persuasion they are. Go back and Fix CA
before you come to Texas. To late, I know.