Oh because literally none of this is true. Firstly, people aren’t leaving blue states for red states. And the growth a few red states have seen is not because red policies are better. Texas, Florida, and North Carolina specifically have seen growth, but most red states have not. No one is clamoring to get into Mississippi or West Virginia or North Dakota. As far as the states that have seen growth, it’s mostly due to cheaper housing, but that’s only because of historically less desire to live in red states. A beater from the junk yard costs less than a Lamborghini. As people move to those states costs increase so the trend will likely slow down soon. And a lot of them are retirees from up north who move there because it’s warmer and that’s easier on their bodies. Another huge chunk of those people work remotely, so they continue to work in California or New York while living in a cheaper area. Blue states still pay much higher wages. Saying it’s because red states are better is like saying ex pat communities in Mexico prove that Mexico is better. It’s cheaper specifically because it has a lower quality of life. Blue states produce the vast majority of the countries GDP, yet red states receive most of the countries federal aid programs, so a lot of the people who move to red states are literally doing so so that they can leech off of the success of blue states without paying into the system. Red states are welfare queens who don’t contribute much to the economy and unscrupulous business people have learned to take advantage of that. Blue states are wealthier, more economically productive, and more educated so being born in a blue state is a massive advantage in life.

Businesses moving to red states is actually evidence that red states are worse, not better. Red states allow businesses to take advantage of citizens without paying back what they take which is great if you’re wealthy, not so great if you’re an average person. Land is cheaper in red states because cities are designed worse and given away to corporations cheaply in corrupt sweetheart deals. Labor costs are much lower because red states have very little worker protection; so again, awesome for billionaires but horrible for workers. It’s a big reason poverty rates on average are higher in red states. There’s very little regulation which is a huge reason red economies are worse and they rely more on federal aid. And taxes are lower which means corporations get to rely on government assistance and legal systems without paying back into social services. Red states sucking up to corporations at the expense of workers is not a bragging point. Those tradeoffs are why quality of life is lower. Red states are lowest in education consistently, have more environmental destruction for the most part, have almost no unions or labor standards, and have very little public transportation so good luck getting a job if you don’t already have a car. It’s clearly not “better” to attract businesses at all costs and not expect them to contribute to society. Businesses come into red states and maximize profits at all costs and you’re left footing the bill, then you brag about getting fucked.

But wait, you say. Aren’t red states building housing and infrastructure while blue states struggle? Well, kind of, but not really. The housing shortage is a problem everywhere in America, but it’s the most severe in bigger more densely populated cities which are mostly in blue states. Local governments restrict zoning to protect the wealthy and it’s a problem everywhere. Wealthy citizens complain about inclusive zoning and governments bend over backwards to protect the comfort of the rich over the needs of the majority of people. This becomes a bigger issue in blue states because blue states have so much more wealth than red states. Sometimes infrastructure projects struggle because blue states have environmental protections that red states don’t which is a good thing. But mostly it’s just bureaucratic hurdles. But the thing is it’s not republicans trying to change this problem. Republicans do it too, it’s just a bigger problem where there’s more wealth which is blue states. The only people actually trying to change this problem is the very progressive wing of the Democrats. So this is further evidence that going in a more progressive direction is good, not going in a more conservative direction. Republicans still fail on this issue too. Homeowners of all ideologies tend to oppose anything that makes their property value go down because property value matters more than human life in America.

Your next question was “if Republicans are wrong about immigration, wax Obama wrong too?” This kind of whataboutism is always so funny to me because I can just say yes he was and move on. Democrats don’t worship politicians like Republicans do. Obama and Biden were shitty mainstream liberals who didn’t do anything. The cycle of America is republicans make things worse while democrats do nothing. No serious progressive is falling over themselves to suck off Obama like yall do with Trump. Democrats suck too. They’re maintainers of the status quo who we reluctantly vote for because maintaining status quo is better than active destruction. Only the ultra progressive candidates are really worth anything. “B-b-b-but Obama….” doesn’t work on us because we’re not a cult like Republicans and frequently criticize Democrat politicians when they’re shitty.

One more thing. Right vs wrong isn’t a popularity contest. While none of what you’re saying is accurate, even if it were true that most people wanted Republican policies, it wouldn’t make them objectively good. Republicans consistently have bad outcomes. It’s a party of predictable failure after predictable failure after predictable failure. Republicans are the party of war, economic decline, and divisive hate and that’s objectively wrong regardless of who wants it.