Whenever I start thinking like this about my home state (yep, Texas), I remember all the people who can't leave, mostly due to finances, some due to family, and

Whenever I start thinking like this about my home state (yep, Texas), I remember all the people who can't leave, mostly due to finances, some due to family, and some like a close friend with severe muscular dystrophy for whom a trip more than 20 minutes or so would require an ambulance. I don't think she's ever left the state, and I know she hasn't left the county in the past decade. Dumb luck happened to have her house on one of the few circuits in town that didn't lose power for days during the 2021 winter storm. We did a fund raiser to add a generator and other renovations (no-so-fun fact: Texas Medicaid recipients can't have more than $2000 in liquid assets) This friend campaigned as hard as she could for O'Rourke, because she has a much more optimistic view of human nature and our fellow Texans than I do, and really wanted Texas to take the mostly-federally-funded Medicaid expansion. Always remember: over 40% of Texas voters consistently do want better for themselves and their state, and it's similar across the country.