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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:07 PM

Funtatlaguy (9,822 posts)

S.Carolina could change everything with this movement.

The state of S.Carolina has 5.2 million people.
https://www.populationu.com/us/south-carolina-population
Imagine if a large portion of Democrats from that state decided to move to neighboring states.
Say 1 million moved to either N.Carolina, Georgia, or Florida. 333,000 to each state.
That could change all 3 states from purple to blue with those electoral college votes, 2 US Senators, several more Congress members, Governors, state House, etc. all changing from Republicans to Democrats.
Yes, it makes SCarolina a deeper shade of red. But, that’s a great trade off.

NCarolina, Georgia, and Florida Democrats could court SCarolinians to move to their states with offers to help with their relocation efforts and in finding jobs.
I know this sounds a little crazy. But, what if it worked?

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S.Carolina could change everything with this movement. (Original post)	Funtatlaguy	Oct 2021	OP
That has less chance than all the libertarians moving to New Hampshire	Klaralven	Oct 2021	#1
Yea, but what if it did. It may just be my best worst idea ever.	Funtatlaguy	Oct 2021	#2
Free State Project	Klaralven	Oct 2021	#7
Libertarians are just Republicans that want to smoke legal dope.	Funtatlaguy	Oct 2021	#9
That was a bigger motivation that most South Carolinians have to move - still didn't work	Klaralven	Oct 2021	#12
And they could move in Blue-Haul trucks.	Sneederbunk	Oct 2021	#3
I'd help pay.	Funtatlaguy	Oct 2021	#6
Do you know a million people who want to pull up stakes and move to another state?	Scrivener7	Oct 2021	#4
Those are 3 very nearby states. Wouldn't need to move far.	Funtatlaguy	Oct 2021	#8
You're going to need one of those black burgler-guy masks that cover only the eyes.	Scrivener7	Oct 2021	#10
1 million out of 5.2 million need to move?	tinrobot	Oct 2021	#5
I'd settle for 200k to each state to start with. 600k total.	Funtatlaguy	Oct 2021	#11
Say ...	Xoan	Oct 2021	#13
Why should people uproot themselves?	StarfishSaver	Oct 2021	#14
Better jobs	Funtatlaguy	Oct 2021	#15
Your OP wasn't about moving for better jobs	StarfishSaver	Oct 2021	#16
Some might.	Funtatlaguy	Oct 2021	#17

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:09 PM

Klaralven (7,510 posts)

1. That has less chance than all the libertarians moving to New Hampshire

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:11 PM

Funtatlaguy (9,822 posts)

2. Yea, but what if it did. It may just be my best worst idea ever.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:13 PM

Klaralven (7,510 posts)

7. Free State Project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_State_Project

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:15 PM

Funtatlaguy (9,822 posts)

9. Libertarians are just Republicans that want to smoke legal dope.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:18 PM

Klaralven (7,510 posts)

12. That was a bigger motivation that most South Carolinians have to move - still didn't work

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:11 PM

Sneederbunk (11,206 posts)

3. And they could move in Blue-Haul trucks.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:12 PM

Funtatlaguy (9,822 posts)

6. I'd help pay.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:12 PM

Scrivener7 (44,051 posts)

4. Do you know a million people who want to pull up stakes and move to another state?

You'd have to engineer a dust bowl in South Carolina. That's hard to do.

Plus, you'd have to make the dust bowl at night so no one knew it was you.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:14 PM

Funtatlaguy (9,822 posts)

8. Those are 3 very nearby states. Wouldn't need to move far.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:16 PM

Scrivener7 (44,051 posts)

10. You're going to need one of those black burgler-guy masks that cover only the eyes.

And a lot of full vacuum bags.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:12 PM

tinrobot (9,488 posts)

5. 1 million out of 5.2 million need to move?

That's a really big ask.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:18 PM

Funtatlaguy (9,822 posts)

11. I'd settle for 200k to each state to start with. 600k total.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 09:50 PM

Xoan (24,725 posts)

13. Say ...

what?

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 09:53 PM

StarfishSaver (18,486 posts)

14. Why should people uproot themselves?

And I don't know many people willing to engage in a modern day Great Migration - leaving their homes, families, jobs, communities - in order to change the political demographics of any area. Would you be willing to do it?

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 09:54 PM

Funtatlaguy (9,822 posts)

15. Better jobs

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 09:55 PM

StarfishSaver (18,486 posts)

16. Your OP wasn't about moving for better jobs

In fact, you're expecting folks to help them find jobs. The point is to get them to move in order to change the political demographics - and hoping that other people will help them find jobs in order to do that .

It's easy to suggest that other people uproot themselves to achieve the political ends you may want. But I doubt many people would be willing to do that, for good reason.

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Fri Oct 1, 2021, 11:38 PM

Funtatlaguy (9,822 posts)

17. Some might.

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