Deeply blue states like New York and California don't face a serious threat from Republicans. So what happens? They turn on themselves with sectarian infighting

Deeply blue states like New York and California don't face a serious threat from Republicans. So what happens? They turn on themselves with sectarian infighting. And there's nothing Democrats in general and New York Democrats in particular hate more progressive candidates. In a district Biden won by 8 in 2020, George Santos was elected in 2022 when Republicans nationally underperformed. And this is a guy who would've been exposed by a $500 background check. Over $100 million was spent to lose to Lindsey Graham by 10 while nothing was spent on Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin who lost by a mere 20,000 votes. I mention all of this as context because Democrats are beholden to the same corporate interests. Their goal isn't to make progressive change. It's not even to win elections. It's really just to fund raise off of how terrible the other side is without the responsibility of having to do anything. My position on noncompetes is a fairly simple one: when you quit, the employer has the option to enforce their noncompete. If they do for whatever the agreed upon period is they pay you 150% of your highest annual total compensation (not just salary) including benefits over the previous 5 years. for that period. Or they can not. It's all or nothing. Failure to pay at any point in that period removes the noncompete from the employer but doesn't discharge the liability. That is, once a noncompete is exercised the employer is on the hook for the entire amount and needs to keep papying on time to keep that noncompete enforced. Does that sound harsh (on the employer)? It's meant to be. Don't want to pay a noncompete? Then don't enforce it.