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I have wondered if with a flight from Silicon Valley/NYC during the pandemic, if there would be an explicit focus on convincing people from blue(democrat)-areas
by softwaredoug 6y ago
I have wondered if with a flight from Silicon Valley/NYC during the pandemic, if there would be an explicit focus on convincing people from blue(democrat)-areas to move to political flippable/purple(competitive) states like Arizona, Georgia, Texas. So when I see "move to Atlanta" it makes me wonder if companies, with their progressive employees, might even make this an explicit strategy. If anything for long term political stability in the US, which helps business...
- jeffbee 6y ago"flight" from the SF Bay Area radically overstated: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/People-are-leaving-S-F-but-not-for-Austin-or-15955527.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/People-are-leavi...
- rconti 6y agoYeah, home transaction values across CA during the pandemic are accelerating faster than the nation as a whole.
- kingnothing 6y agoLarge companies want to have offices in large cities. Most large cities, Atlanta included, are blue.
- lucasmullens 6y agoRight, but getting 1000+ more techies who mostly lean left into Georgia might change the result of a statewide election.