Posted on 01/11/2022 8:54:03 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Across the country, Americans are fleeing “blue” cities and states led by progressive Democrats and moving to “red” communities governed by Republicans. Americans are voting with their feet in substantial numbers. This trend has been apparent for years, but it is now accelerating.
In 2021, the state with the biggest loss of population was New York, which suffered a decline of 319,020 people. After the disgraced former Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign for his inappropriate behavior toward multiple women, his successor, Kathy Hochul, has continued his progressive policies with the same disastrous results in New York.
Democrat Governors led the other top states with population losses: Hawaii, Massachusetts, Louisiana, California, and Illinois. The city with the biggest population decline, 2.9%, was Washington D.C., is also saddled with Democrat political leadership.
Unfortunately, voters in the Nation’s Capital and all the states with the greatest population losses keep voting for failed Democrat policies. The people who can leave are exiting because these Democrat politicians deliver disastrous policies which negatively impact the life of law-abiding citizens.
Democrats love big government and implement progressive economic policies, such as high taxes and oppressive bureaucracy, which hamper the ability of businesses and individuals to succeed and economically prosper. In “blue” states, citizens must deal with COVID-19 mandates, which force them to wear masks and take vaccines, regardless of their personal or religious beliefs.
Even though tax dollars generously fund public education, the schools are substandard, and the students are shortchanged. Democrat-led states have poor infrastructure, despite the avalanche of funds dedicated to road projects. In effect, the overall quality of life is Democrat cities and states is the lack of public safety. In the summer of 2020, in the aftermath of the George Floyd incident, 574 riots occurred throughout the country, mostly in areas led by Democrats. These riots caused between $1 and $2 billion in damage to insured properties.
Sadly, very few individuals were ever prosecuted for the crimes, such as looting and arson, which occurred during the riots. An even more disturbing result of the riots and the criminal behavior throughout 2020 was that more than 60,000 law enforcement officers were assaulted in the line of duty. This represented a 7.2% increase from the previous year.
Instead of supporting the beleaguered law enforcement officers in our nation, Democrat politicians in cities such as Minneapolis, Minn., called for defunding the police. This nonsensical policy was supported by high-profile Democrats such as U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).
This lack of support is typical of what happens to police officers in many cities led by Democrats. It is no surprise that more police officers are leaving departments in our major cities. In the last year, there has been a 45% increase in police retirements and a 20% increase in resignations among police officers.
Almost all the nation’s top metropolitan areas are facing a severe shortage of police officers. In an environment that is viciously anti-police, who can blame officers who want to leave departments?
Unfortunately, inadequate police staffing is detrimental to public safety and contributed to an increase in crime in 2021. For example, in New Orleans, the police department has a shortage of 500 officers. It is one of the reasons why the murder rate in 2021 skyrocketed to an 18-year record.
Last year, murder records were set in 16 American cities, but none of them had a Republican mayor. Democrats combine a lack of police funding and support with liberal criminal justice policies to create an enormous increase in crime.
In these Democrat cities, politicians prefer to “invest” in social justice programs and push for “equity” in the community, instead of being focused on the victims of crime and public safety. In many of our nation’s cities, liberal District Attorneys have been elected with the help of organizations tied to mega-donor George Soros. These elections have had a direct impact on public safety in those communities.
It will surely happen in New York City. The new District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, has instituted a policy that will focus prosecution on only the most severe crimes. Even crimes such as resisting arrest will not be prosecuted by Bragg and his staff. Instead, Bragg’s office will focus on “alternatives to incarceration” and “diversion” programs.
Not surprisingly, Bragg was elected with the help of organizations affiliated with George Soros, who pumped $1 million into his campaign. According to former New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Bill Bratton, Soros has “effectively destroyed the criminal justice system in America.”
Imagine the plight facing New York’s police officers, who will be forced to continue to arrest criminals who the new District Attorney refuses to prosecute. Bratton believes that Bragg’s policies will be “handcuffing the police” and preventing them from providing public safety to the citizens of New York City. It will certainly lead to more officers resigning or retiring from the NYPD. Thus, a dangerous situation will become even more dangerous.
In contrast to the environment in our nation’s “blue” cities and states, Americans living in “red” states such as Texas and Florida are enjoying a better quality of life, better public services, enhanced public safety, coupled with more freedom from government interference and low tax rates. In fact, there is no state income tax in Texas and Florida.
In 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the population of Texas grew by 310,288 while the population of Florida grew by 211,196. These were the largest increases in the country. Not surprisingly, Republican governors led both states.
Another state that did extremely well in 2021 was Idaho, also led by a Republican governor. It enjoyed the largest percentage population growth of 2.9% last year.
Americans are flooding into these “red” states after escaping the misery of living under Democratic Party rule. It shows that freedom and prosperity are popular with the American people.
Jeff Crouere is a native New Orleanian and his award winning program, "Ringside Politics," airs locally at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and at 10:00 p.m. Sundays on PBS affiliate WLAE-TV, Channel 32, and from 7-11 a.m. weekdays on WGSO 990-AM & www.Wgso.com.
The solution for “progressives” (socialists) is to raise taxes even more. Thus the lower number people in the city will pay more and even out the population loss.
The blue virus is spreading and invading red states! Sooner or later those states are going to pay the price for admitting those liberal POS! The elite evil rats plan is working perfectly! Not only will they continue to have the blue states when elections come but all the red states as well when they flip blue. I know what I’m telling you I live in a blue city that is getting bluer and bluer with all the invaders from California. Remember the days of Red Colorado? GOOOONE never to be seen again! Once the evil rats tentacles wrap around a state they have just conquered they never let go. They start putting in place corrupt election professional officials who know how to game the system with their fraud machines and people. Once Texas is gone it’s gone for good.
Red-states, beware, though. Some (though by no means all) of these blue-state refugees are bringing leftism with them.
How many of them will try to turn their new residence/city/state into the same kind of hellhole they abandoned?
Instead of leaving, why don’t they try to fix the previous residence/city/state?
Many of the southern states (desired locations) were Democrat just a few years ago. For example, when Obama took office, Dems in Arkansas had 2 Senators, 3 of 4 House seats, governorship, many top level state officials. When Obama left office, Dems in Arkansas had lost 2 Senators, 3 of 4 House seats, governorship, and many top level officials. Other states went through similar transitions.
Political demographics shift over time.
Rats fleeing the sinking ships will now infest the last of the unspoiled places.
I need a cat.
There is evil in this world, and George Soros is its pimp.
Ford will build their new plant in Dallas - no new car plants going into Blue States!
Governor Witless stands back and watches Auto industry leave Michigan for good.
“You cannot escape it no matter where you run, for wherever you go you are burdened with yourself. Wherever you go, there you are.”
—Thomas a Kempis, Imitation of Christ, ca. A.D. 1440
A-a-a-a-and guess who’ll they’ll be voting for in their new red states.
Can’t fix stupid.
Most excellent post. “ Wherever you go, there you are” is in the language in so many ways, I had forgotten its origin.
So many moving out of the cities that make the whole state appear blue, whereas 90% of the counties are actually red.
Youtuber Red Eagle Politics has done research
and he showed that Californicator Refugees
in Texas voted more Conservative in areas
like Houston in recent elections than native
Texans did.
Look it up. Also, some feel that in Nevada the
state is moving our GOP way. Only thing is
they seem to run losers like Laxalt who have poor
communication skill and are poor campaigners.
We need to pick good conservative candidates.
Good news , 26 Dems so far announced they are
retiring. More to come. Rona needs to get
good conservatives to run for these offices.
No more Rinos like her Uncle Mitt.
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