In the Midwest it’s harder to just move out of state like in other regions. Sure, some in St. Louis city/metro will make the move to Illinois, but it’s not as simple elsewhere. There’s hundreds of miles to the nearest blue/centrist state and Midwesterners have a predisposition to stay where your friends and family are.
Do you think that young people, the powerhouse of any state economy, are willing to stay in Missouri with this ridiculous Republican bullshit?
In the Midwest it’s harder to just move out of state like in other regions. Sure, some in St. Louis city/metro will make the move to Illinois, but it’s not as simple elsewhere. There’s hundreds of miles to the nearest blue/centrist state and Midwesterners have a predisposition to stay where your friends and family are.