The problem is the employees of these companies bring their 'blue' votes and policies to 'red' states, similar to what's happening in Texas now
What about the blue state employees of the businesses?
The TX move to purple is not really because businesses brought blue employees.
At some point, the pendulum will swing.
It's already swinging.https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/new-york-s-outmigration-trend-could-pick-up-steam-study-suggests/article_36eb3a5a-38c4-11eb-ae14-2b0319965b59.html
What then?
booming cities like Austin and Houston also contribute.
because businesses brought blue employees.
Pendulums swing in two directions, right now it's swinging in the direction of making NY worse. At some point, it will turn around (after enough rot and decay have settled in) and NY will come back. As long as I have kids in school, I ain't moving.
Which is in large part
Which big businesses moved and brought employees with them between 2000-2015?
I don't know which businesses specifically and if they moved between 2000-2015, but the high tech sector in Austin particularly (I don't know if Houston also) has been attracting a lot of "blue" workers.
SXSW has been happening since 1987. IINM, the vast majority of Austin's tech scene is homegrown. People may be moving there to start businesses, but I don't know that a lot of companies have moved there and brought employees with them.
I don't know that a lot of companies have moved there and brought employees with them.
CA used to be red also. Only a matter of time for TX to flip because of the influx from CA to TX.
AP dead or Obi dead?
I'm afraid we've begun a death spiral.