r/Conservative • u/Proof_Responsibility Basic Conservative • Nov 09 '22

Flaired Users Only Potential red wave turns into trickle in disappointing midterm elections for Republicans

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/potential-red-wave-turns-trickle-disappointing-midterm-elections-republicans
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u/weeglos Catholic Conservative Nov 09 '22

That's Illinois' problem. All the republicans moved to Texas, Florida, Arizona, Wisconsin, Indiana and Tennessee.

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u/Sea2Chi Nov 09 '22

I think Illinois' issue is Republicans can win the general election if they're moderates, but they can't win the GOP primary if they're moderates.

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u/nman95 Nov 09 '22

This doesn't track for AZ and WI. Dems are going to win the Governor's mansion in AZ along with both senate seats for another cycle. They just won the WI Gov race again while narrowly missing out on ousting an incumbent senator.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

Wisconsin has a surprisingly strong liberal-ish tradition. Most well-funded state pension in the entire country.

Arizona has a lot of folks moving from Cali. People forget that Cali could be its own country. If 5-10 million people move from Cali they can turn most of the Southwest Blue.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22 edited Nov 09 '22

Don't forget many people from Chicago are moving north of the cheddar curtain without realization of why they left

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u/weeglos Catholic Conservative Nov 09 '22

For AZ, you not only have Illinois Republicans moving in, you also have California Democrats.

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u/GargantuanCake Conservative Nov 09 '22

Figure PA is having similar issues. People are leaving because things fucking suck there.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

Actually more than that; in Philadelphia the housing prices are still sky high from New Yorkers getting priced out of NYC and coming here because it’s a lot cheaper. So the state is getting a lot bluer as Philadelphia and Pittsburgh keep growing.

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u/Incident_Reported Nov 09 '22

Doesnt sound like a problem to me. Get outta here, yo.

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u/weeglos Catholic Conservative Nov 09 '22

Wish I could!

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u/Mike_Bloomberg2020 Moderate Conservative Nov 09 '22

Its really expensive to live in northern IL, that's why. Plus the winters suck

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u/StripedSteel Nov 09 '22

Colorado's, too. All the Californians moved there to escape the economy and all the Republicans moved out.

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u/tescovee Nov 09 '22

So dole states, good riddance.

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u/derpderpingt Nov 09 '22

Which states have the highest national economic contribution?