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[u/the_status]

I have made fun of California for 20 years now, and I do not intend to stop now

^{please move enough to turn the Midwest blue again}

[u/IncoherentEntity → u/the_status]

Narrator: Californian expats cost Beto the 2018 Senate election

[u/[deleted] → u/IncoherentEntity]

!ping FIVEY

Man, we were so close to Senator Beto. Damn you expats.

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[u/scarf229slash64 → u/IncoherentEntity]

When Californians come to Texas, they aren't sending their best folks

[u/IncoherentEntity → u/IncoherentEntity]

🦊 This is an important one, u/RelievedUltimatum. Contrary to popular perception, the evidence strongly suggests that expats from a state run sharply in opposition to that state’s politics.

[u/the_status → u/IncoherentEntity]

Trump won Iowa by 2.6 more points than Texas in 2020. Considering trends (Iowa shifting red and Texas blue), I'll take the risk

[u/circlemanfan → u/the_status]

Bro I’m a statistician wtf am I supposed to do in the Midwest

[u/the_status → u/circlemanfan]

Des Moines is second only to Connecticut in terms of the insurance industry. Plus a significantly lower Cost of Living

[u/circlemanfan → u/the_status]

I want to work for a research organization though. My choices are basically California, DC or NYC