People escaping the Blue States’ craziness are trying to implement those policies in the Red States that they are escaping too.
“And you think about how Texas’ economy really sustained the United States of America during the Great Recession, but what has happened is that a lot of these businesses, such as Toyota, has moved their headquarters into Collin County, which is just north of Dallas…they are coming with their employees from California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, where you see financial demise happening there, and they are bringing the same principles and values that forced them to leave those states.” — Lt. Col. Allen West (ret.), U.S. Army
https://www.oann.com/experts-predict-texas-to-become-purple-state/