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They’re not ‘making up ground as takers’ — they’re leading. SC (#1 at +1.5%), Idaho (+1.4%), NC (+1.3%), TX, Utah — all red-leaning and booming via domestic migration (Census 2025).
People move for opportunity, affordability, and policies that work. Blue metros lose residents for a reason.
They’re not ‘playing catch-up’ — many red states lead national growth. Pulled some stats for you.
Latest Census (2024-2025):
• South Carolina: +1.5% (fastest in U.S.)
• Idaho: +1.4%
• North Carolina: +1.3%
• Utah: +1.0%+
• Plus Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, etc.
Texas is huge, so its numbers look bigger, but percentage-wise these smaller red metros/states are booming via domestic migration. People vote with their feet for lower costs, jobs, and policies that work. Blue metros often lose residents.
Red states already have them: Austin, Nashville, Raleigh, Boise, Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Jacksonville, etc. — many growing faster than blue metros while keeping costs low and attracting businesses.
The ‘amazing policy’ seems to be lower taxes, lighter regs, right-to-work laws, and energy production. Meanwhile blue big cities (SF, LA, Chicago, NYC) show what high taxes + heavy regulation + soft-on-crime gets you: exodus and decline.
@myndmaven@RonFilipkowski Translation: ‘I can’t defend a D+50 rigged playground, so I’ll just call you stupid again.’ Classic. The fix isn’t a conspiracy when your side openly engineered the electorate to make it inevitable. Stay galactically fucking blind, tard.
@myndmaven@RonFilipkowski LA being D+50 just proves the fix was baked in decades ago, genius. Keep coping with your ‘muh democracy’ fantasy while the same machine pumps out these clown candidates. At least some of us can see the strings — you’re still arguing with the puppets.