Policy climate can br a very good reason to avoid living in certain areas.
Failure to recognize this in time can be a very bad way to avoid living entirely.
> I'm a liberal-leaning moderate but many of my favorite people (friends and family) are conservative, and many of my hobbies tend to be populated mainly by the conservative demographic.
I have had friends all over the political spectrum, but “ability to make friends” is not the reason people avoid particular political climates. If you are privileged enough not to need to ubderstand that, congratulations.
> No area is thriving right now thanks to the recession
What recession?
