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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,969 posts)
Tue Jul 5, 2022, 11:39 AM Jul 2022

wsj.com: Red States Are Winning the Post-Pandemic Economy

By many measures, the economies of red states have bounced back from the pandemic faster than blue ones. Migration patterns help explain why.

wsj.com
Red States Are Winning the Post-Pandemic Economy
Workers and employers moved away from the coasts to the middle of country and Florida, sparking swifter recoveries there. Red states have added 341,000


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wsj.com: Red States Are Winning the Post-Pandemic Economy (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 OP
See if that holds up wryter2000 Jul 2022 #1
And who's migrating to the red states? Freddie Jul 2022 #2
As part of the 'great sort' it is mostly kelly1mm Jul 2022 #3
Good. They'll in breed faster bucolic_frolic Jul 2022 #4

Freddie

(9,695 posts)
2. And who's migrating to the red states?
Tue Jul 5, 2022, 01:06 PM
Jul 2022

People from blue states. Are they going to magically turn into Trumpies when they get there?
And I agree with the above poster, women losing their rights is going to change things.

kelly1mm

(5,211 posts)
3. As part of the 'great sort' it is mostly
Tue Jul 5, 2022, 01:17 PM
Jul 2022

Conservatives, just like red to blue state moves are mostly liberals. Even in blue California Trump has MILLIONS of supporters/voters. They will not ‘turn’ into trumpers, they likely already are.

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