Ignoring the societal and cultural impact of gentrification:
Again. Moving out to bumfuck is just not something that “leftist” people do. It is slowly shifting the local politics but you are still looking at very “moderate” candidates.
What you are describing is basically just urban sprawl. “The Bay Area” extending dozens of miles inland at this point is a good example of this. Also, the entirety of the state of New Jersey relative to NYC (never turn down an opportunity to piss off New Jersey). It is the idea that people move to the city, want to buy a house (or just not live in the city), and move an hour or so away.
And THIS is how you actually stay liberal/progressive. But is also a much longer timeframe and is increasingly impacted by housing prices. Just adding 30 minutes to your commute to buy a townhouse really isn’t an option for the vast majority of the country at this point. Which gets you into that mess of “Well, I can either live next to someone with a twenty foot confederate flag or pay rent the rest of my life…” state
And also? Urban Sprawl is a known concept. Gerrymandering stepped up its game to handle it.
Ignoring the societal and cultural impact of gentrification:
Again. Moving out to bumfuck is just not something that “leftist” people do. It is slowly shifting the local politics but you are still looking at very “moderate” candidates.
What you are describing is basically just urban sprawl. “The Bay Area” extending dozens of miles inland at this point is a good example of this. Also, the entirety of the state of New Jersey relative to NYC (never turn down an opportunity to piss off New Jersey). It is the idea that people move to the city, want to buy a house (or just not live in the city), and move an hour or so away.
And THIS is how you actually stay liberal/progressive. But is also a much longer timeframe and is increasingly impacted by housing prices. Just adding 30 minutes to your commute to buy a townhouse really isn’t an option for the vast majority of the country at this point. Which gets you into that mess of “Well, I can either live next to someone with a twenty foot confederate flag or pay rent the rest of my life…” state
And also? Urban Sprawl is a known concept. Gerrymandering stepped up its game to handle it.