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Re:Oracle Moving HQ to Austin by stickyricky on Friday December 11, 2020 @04:45PM (#25391521)
(This is all conjecture) Whether or not Texas "purpled" because of Trump or population dynamics is an open question in my mind. I think a person's political identity is mostly environmental rather than principled. Yes there are some beliefs which are ingrained in us but mostly those beliefs don't enter into the political arena much.

Californians moving to Texas make it blue-er and themselves red-er. Who knows how this effects the electoral calculus into the future.

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Re:Oracle Moving HQ to Austin by dragonwriter on Friday December 11, 2020 @06:29PM (#25393103)
> Californians moving to Texas make it blue-er and themselves red-er.

That depends on the Californian. I don’t think Larry Ellison or Elon Musk moving to Texas make Texas bluer. It might make them redder though. Californians on average may be bluer than Texans, but the migration is a randomized sample of Californians.

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Re:Oracle Moving HQ to Austin by devmunchies on Friday December 11, 2020 @06:24PM (#25393050)
>Californians moving to Texas make it blue-er and themselves red-er.

Not if people are just sitting in their home all day. They won't be influenced by their environment but will still vote the same. Dockerized voters.

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