CNN Analyst Delivers DOOMSDAY News To Democrats Over Blue State Mass EXODUS LEADING To DEPRESSION!
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Takeaways
- ❖U-Haul's 2025 growth index indicates Texas and Florida are leading states for inbound migration, while California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts are experiencing significant outflows.
- ❖The host attributes blue state emigration to high state and local taxes (e.g., New York's 14.6%), overregulation, and crime, contrasting with zero income tax rates in states like Texas and Florida.
- ❖CNN's chief data analyst, Harry Enten, confirms a 'red state boom' (Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona) and a 'blue state depression' (California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts) based on 2025 population estimates.
- ❖If current population shifts hold for the 2030 census, states won by Democrats in 2024 would lose seven House seats, while states won by Republicans would gain seven.
- ❖These shifts would make the 'blue wall' strategy for presidential elections insufficient, reducing the baseline Democratic electoral vote count from 270 to 263, potentially guaranteeing a Republican presidential victory.
Insights
1Blue State Exodus Driven by Policy
The host and Larry Kudlow highlight that states experiencing population decline, such as New York, California, and Illinois, are characterized by high state and local taxes (e.g., New York's 14.6% tax rate) and perceived bad governance, overregulation, and crime. Conversely, states with zero income tax rates like Texas and Florida are attracting significant migration.
Larry Kudlow references a Wall Street Journal article on New York's 14.6% state and local taxes and contrasts it with zero income tax rates in Dallas, Texas, and Miami-Dade County, Florida.
2Red State Boom, Blue State Depression in Population Growth
CNN's chief data analyst, Harry Enten, presents data showing that the biggest population growth this decade (up to mid-2025 estimates) is concentrated in states won by Donald Trump in 2024 (Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona). Concurrently, states experiencing the lowest domestic net migration are those won by Kamala Harris in 2024 (California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts).
Harry Enten states, 'The biggest population growth this decade, all five of the states states that Donald Trump... won... Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and of course the great state of Arizona... These were the biggest gainers.' He then lists 'the lowest domestic net migration this decade. All five of the states, states that were won by Kla Harris... California, Harris's home state, New York... Illinois, New Jersey, and of course, the great commonwealth of Massachusetts.'
3Projected House Seat and Electoral College Shifts by 2030
If the 2025 population shifts persist until the 2030 census, states won by Democrats would collectively lose seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, while states won by Republicans would gain seven seats. This shift would also impact the Electoral College, reducing the baseline electoral votes for a Democratic nominee (including traditional 'blue wall' states) from 270 to 263, making a Republican presidential victory more likely.
Harry Enten explains, 'If in fact the 2025 population shifts hold for the 2030 census... states that Kla Harris won they would lose... seven seats... states that Donald Trump won... they would gain seven seats.' He further illustrates that the 'blue states plus the blue wall of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin would no longer be enough,' resulting in only '263 electoral votes if you were a Democrat, which would mean a Republican victory.'
Bottom Line
Democrats, facing population decline in blue states and subsequent loss of political power, will be compelled to 'import' new populations through open border policies and sanctuary cities to offset these demographic shifts.
This perspective suggests that Democratic immigration policies are not solely humanitarian but a strategic response to maintain political viability and congressional power, directly linking immigration to electoral outcomes.
Understanding this alleged political motivation could inform strategies for advocating for or against specific immigration policies, framing them within the context of state-level demographic and political competition.
Lessons
- Analyze state and local tax rates, regulatory environments, and crime statistics when considering relocation, as these factors are presented as primary drivers of current migration trends.
- Recognize that population shifts between states have direct and significant consequences for national political power, influencing the number of House seats and Electoral College votes.
- Consider the political implications of your vote, especially if you have moved from a 'blue' state to a 'red' state, to ensure your voting habits align with the policies that attracted you to your new location.
Quotes
"It's telling you a story, isn't it? It's telling you a very important story where people are moving to. And I don't know all the details behind this thing, but just looking this is taxes correlate very highly with this."
"We're looking at a red state boom here, but it is not just a red state boom. We're also looking at what I would dare call a blue state depression."
"If in fact the 2025 population shifts hold for the 2030 census... states that Kla Harris won they would lose... seven seats in the United States House of Representatives. The states that Donald Trump won in 2024, they would gain they would gain seven seats."
"Democrats, I believe, if they take back power and control in 2028, they're flooding the border. They're open up the border. They're letting everybody in and they're going to have all of them, all of them go to these blue states."
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