A plan to turn Georgia & Florida Blue before 2020.

[Funtatlaguy]

We came so close in both states in 2018.
About 25,000 more Dem votes in Ga and 40,000 in Fla.

So, here’s my idea.
What if there was a concentrated effort made to recruit Dems from nearby red states to move.
S.Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi are still reliably red in Prez elections so taking some Dems from those states won’t change them much (I realize we have Ala Dem Sen Doug Jones running for re-election in 2020 but doubt he will face another pedophile.)
Are there Dems in those states that would consider moving to Georgia where we could flip a Senate seat and flip 16 electoral votes in 2020 and 29 electoral votes in Florida.

I’ll bet they would for a better paying job.
So, what if there was a concerted progressive southern effort made to recruit people from those states to jobs in Georgia and Florida.
Large progressive employers in those states like media actor and producer Tyler Perry could help organize the recruiting campaign.

Is this a good idea or a crazy one?

[bearsfootball516]

1. This is brought up fairly frequently, and while good in concept, wouldn't really work.

You'd have to get tens of thousands of people to voluntarily uproot their lives, their families lives, leave their jobs, etc. It's just not realistic.

[brooklynite]

4. AND you need to get them to register and vote

Remember when PR exiles were going to flip Florida for us?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

6. it won't work for a variety of reasons:

From experience, I can tell you that good jobs are hard to find in the resort state of Florida; even for highly qualified applicants. Also, the cost of living in FL and GA, is MUCH higher than it is in AL and MS.

[brooklynite]

2. Crazy

It's been tried before and it's never successful.

It's not a question of getting people to move, which is hard enough given family, work and school connections. It's a question of getting enough people WHO ARE ENGAGED IN POLITICS to move, which is a much smaller pool.

[Funtatlaguy]

7. Oh well.

[sarah FAILIN]

3. I suggest this all the time

Specifically for California retirees or those just looking for a more affordable life to move here.

Nobody is interested.

[BaileyBill]

5. This is happening in Texas.

The majority of new arrivals are more progressive than some of the native neanderthals and are helping a lot with the purpling, especially in the urban areas.