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EdmondDantes_

(1,407 posts)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 08:17 AM Oct 2025

While I understand the sentiment, there's some reason to not

One of the downsides to geographic polarization is that it becomes more polarized. If everyone liberal moves out of South Carolina, then it just becomes more red and more restrictive and as Democrats, we struggle to win a Senate majority.

I recognize I'm saying this sitting in deep blue Massachusetts, so there's some hypocrisy, but we need to find a balance to the larger goals. And maybe that's focusing on Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, but we need to expand our map for president and Senate.

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