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<blockquote data-quote="ReactionaryT" data-source="post: 1413617" data-attributes="member: 20544">This is a very good point. Demographics do play a huge role in these states turning blue. But sometimes we rely on the demographics argument as a way to avoid the fact that we are losing the culture war. I have seen it in my own life. I had 3 roommates in college, all of whom were conservative minded, even if they didn't always vote that way. One of the three got married right after graduating, and hasn't changed his opinions much. One ended up getting a job in the big city at a small ad firm, ever since then I've seen his worldview turn hard left. When people move to the big city, and find employment in certain fields, and they begin to adopt the opinions and tastes of those around them.I would say that the influx of people aged 25-40 moving to large metropolises and adopting more progressive worldviews is a huge contributor to these shifts. It used to be that these people moved to NYC, Chicago, and LA- which were already leftist hotbeds, so you wouldn't notice it as much. But now they are moving to Scottsdale (AZ), Atlanta (GA), and Denver (CO). This has been happening for about a decade now, but it has finally tipped the balance of many of these places. BUT- we must keep in mind that these shifts are happening within these individual states themselves. People who live in the city and surrounding areas, and even the suburbs, are for one reason or another, adopting leftists worldviews.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ReactionaryT, post: 1413617, member: 20544"] This is a very good point. Demographics do play a huge role in these states turning blue. But sometimes we rely on the demographics argument as a way to avoid the fact that we are losing the culture war. I have seen it in my own life. I had 3 roommates in college, all of whom were conservative minded, even if they didn't always vote that way. One of the three got married right after graduating, and hasn't changed his opinions much. One ended up getting a job in the big city at a small ad firm, ever since then I've seen his worldview turn hard left. When people move to the big city, and find employment in certain fields, and they begin to adopt the opinions and tastes of those around them. I would say that the influx of people aged 25-40 moving to large metropolises and adopting more progressive worldviews is a huge contributor to these shifts. It used to be that these people moved to NYC, Chicago, and LA- which were already leftist hotbeds, so you wouldn't notice it as much. But now they are moving to Scottsdale (AZ), Atlanta (GA), and Denver (CO). This has been happening for about a decade now, but it has finally tipped the balance of many of these places. BUT- we must keep in mind that these shifts are happening within these individual states themselves. People who live in the city and surrounding areas, and even the suburbs, are for one reason or another, adopting leftists worldviews. [/QUOTE]

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