Governors Become the Generals in the Proxy Struggle Between Blue and Red America
Commentary
There are some seemingly lighthearted jabs going back and forth between governors in America. Gov. Gavin Newsom advertises for Floridians to move to California; Gov. Ron DeSantis references Newsom’s hair gel as affecting Newsom’s judgment; Newsom demands a debate with DeSantis, and so on.
Other governors are involved also, most noticeably Gov. Gregg Abbott of Texas and Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York. The discourse is slightly obscuring the tectonic movements of American culture and society. There is a historic shift in the population in America. California is now in the loss column for population, two years in a row. New York has been losing population for multiple years and the exodus from New York City accelerated during the COVID-19 period….