Conservative Californians who relocated to Texas in search of red-state policies are now scrambling for backup plans after last week’s seismic election flipped the state’s top offices to Democrats for the first time in decades. Some are already researching moves to Florida, Tennessee, or the Carolinas, convinced Texas is on a path toward California-style governance.
Marie Bailey, a California-born realtor who runs a Facebook group for fellow transplants, told the New York Post she was “shocked” by Democrat Gina Hinojosa’s win over GOP Gov. Greg Abbott and James Talarico’s double-digit Senate victory against Ken Paxton. Her group, which had buzzed with relocation questions, saw interest plummet post-election. “I just don’t trust the motives,” Bailey said, citing financial fears over policies like California’s high-speed rail debacle. “When I pay for it… it directly hits my wallet.”
‘A Lateral Move to Another Blue State?’
Breana Janel, another former Californian, called the results “heartbreaking,” telling the Post she may pivot to Tennessee or Georgia instead. “That’s a lateral move. And for what? For it to look even more like California in four years?” Others in Bailey’s group vented frustrations, with one lamenting, “I am literally closing on a house in Texas next week! I am so pissed.” Another mused about returning to California if Democrats were unavoidable: “If I have to tolerate blue I might as well have good weather.”
The sudden political shift has left longtime Texas conservatives and new arrivals alike weighing whether to stay and fight or cut losses early. As Bailey put it, “Now that [Democrats] have control, I don’t think they’ll let go.”
Source: www.dailywire.com — https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-transplants-who-fled-to-texas-now-want-to-flee-again