How California is turning the rest of the West blue (Atlas red)

[Holmes]

This argument just makes me want to explode, because it assumes that everyone who migrates from California is far-left, and that the tens of thousands of migrants have the political prowess to change state politics over the millions of citizens that are already present.

It's so lazy to just throw around the "California migration" excuse for Colorado's recent leftward trend. Gun control? Aurora. Civil unions? Nationwide movement in favour of gay marriage + openly gay Speaker of the House probably helped. Pot legalization? Basically every Democratic county voted in favour, as well as El Paso, so it can't be Californians who moved to Denver and its suburbs + California itself voted down pot just two years prior.

[Holmes]

Colorado is a lot more moderate economically where as California is more liberal.

In case you haven't noticed, D=moderate economically.

In Colorado I'm sure the D's are moderate  there economically but California they are liberal on economic issues. California is like 44th in job creation per Gallup "State of the States" stats and is 48th on Business Climate per the "Tax Foundation". Colorado is 18th in Business Climate per the "Tax Foundation". Don't have job creation stats off-hand for CO though.

Not many California residents are "liberal on economic issues". Gg.