| − | The downside of the exodus is that the people continue to vote for the same failed policies, thus turning the other states into [[blue state|blue]] or at least [[purple state|purple]] ones. Colorado are now solidly blue, as are some parts of Texas (mainly the Austin area), while other areas are purple (Collin County, just north of Dallas, has a higher turnout of Democrat voters than neighboring Denton County, even though the latter has two liberal universities in its boundaries). | + | The downside of the exodus is that the people continue to vote for the same failed policies, thus turning the other states into [[blue state|blue]] or at least [[purple state|purple]] ones such as [[Arizona]]. [[Colorado]] are now solidly blue as are some parts of Texas (mainly the Austin area), while other areas are purple (Collin County, just north of Dallas, has a higher turnout of Democrat voters than neighboring Denton County, even though the latter has two liberal universities in its boundaries). |