Originally Posted by Greger
And most likely Florida will gain some more. Texas too. With the right candidate, either state could turn blue at a moment's notice. It's not about politics, it's about infrastructure and tax structure. It's about climate and costs.

Florida went for Obama twice.

If Florida Democratic voters hadn't selected the Black, progressive(corrupt and now indicted) Andrew Gillum over the more centrist**forgot her name** daughter of a former Democratic governor in the primaries...**takes deep breath**

We would have a Democratic governor now instead of this horror in Tallahassee and soon-to-be president of a country near YOU.
I think I've posted this once before. The problem as I see it is the Democrats are all hot over having Texas, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina turning blue, but never give their states a thought that some could be turning red. Those are totally ignored. I think migration from the northeast and midwest to the south and southwest has a lot to do with the developing trends.

20-year trends on the movement of States: Blue to Red or Red to Blue

There has been movement from 2000-2022 for the states from red to blue or blue to red. Below is the movement based on PVI, Partisan Voting Index along with their number of electoral votes for the 2024 presidential election.

Arizona from an R+6 down to an R+3. Moving blue. 11 electoral votes
Florida from R+1 to a R+3 getting slightly redder. 30 electoral votes
Georgia from a R+10 down to an R+2 Moving blue 16 electoral votes
Michigan from a D+6 to a R+1 Moving Red 15 electoral votes
Minnesota from a D+10 down to a D+1 moving Red 10 electoral votes
Nevada from D+3 to even Moving Red 6 electoral votes
North Carolina from an R+13 down to a R+2 moving blue 16 electoral votes
Ohio from an R+4 up to an R+6 Becoming redder 17 electoral votes
Pennsylvania from D+4 to even moving red 19 electoral votes
Texas from an R+20 down to an R+5 moving blue 40 electoral votes
Wisconsin from a D+10 to a R+2 moving red 10 electoral votes

States moving blue Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas 83 electoral votes
States moving red or getting redder, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin 107 electoral votes

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.