Sad

[Gman]

The problem I've always had with Jon is that he's spent his life swimming in the liberal infested waters of Boulder/Denver and is the most pessimistic person on "our side" with a major voice. Like a lot of Republicans his attitude seems to be "why fight, the dems are going to win anyway."

Of course the huge irony is he's probably right ... but if you're going to put yourself out there as the voice of the libertarian right you should at least lie to us and tell us we have a chance of winning because then we might.

If he's right, it isn't irony.

I've lived here since '94. My first locale was Parker. Parker is a microcosm of how the state is changing. A little 'horse town' Californicated. I'm sure there are many similar examples.

One of the appeals to me was that it was still 'wild'. You could go hiking through the forest and still run into dangerous wildlife. Today, even the mountains are turning into suburbia.

The growth has been great for employment if you're in a career involving tech, among others. The liberalization of the state, just since I've been here, is difficult to ignore. The number of out of state plates, and the states represented, in the past several years have been a reminder of what's happening to this state.

It's sad to see what's happening to this country as large crowded cities dictate the political outcomes to people in large parts of the land mass that don't want anything to do with city living. The draw of those high density populations seems to appeal to leftist thinking and I admit that I don't understand the appeal. I do understand there are fewer places one can escape to get away from this.

Are there enough people in this country that its direction can be changed, or will it have to destroy itself first so that conservative minds, like our ancestors, can put it together again? These are issues that I wished would have to be answered sometime after I was worm food, but they seem to be arising within my generation.

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[68Charger]

I is sad, I lived in Colorado from 1997- 2017 (I was in TX part of 2016 to get property ready here for move) and it just isn't the same.

What was especially frustrating to me was living rural, and being ruled by what felt like a liberal oligarchy in Denver Metro.... over half the population of Colorado is in Denver Metro- so if you live outside there, you don't matter to politicians.

I'm afraid the same thing will eventually happen to TX... liberal Urban areas like Austin and Houston outvoting us country hicks- but so far it's the opposite... and some urban areas in TX are relatively conservative.

[Bailey Guns]

At the risk of offending other members by hyper-actively posting (although, to be fair, I'm not describing my current location as Nirvana), and being one of those who has chosen to move out of Colorado due to many of those things Caldara mentions, I have but one thing to add: This is news?

I've been using the term "California East" to describe Colorado for at least 5 years or so.

[Madeinhb]

At the risk of offending other members by hyper-actively posting (although, to be fair, I'm not describing my current location as Nirvana), and being one of those who has chosen to move out of Colorado due to many of those things Caldara mentions, I have but one thing to add: This is news?

I've been using the term "California East" to describe Colorado for at least 5 years or so.

I moved here from CA 8 years ago 1) for a job and 2) to get away from CA. Now that my job is a permanent work from home - I'm preparing my house to sell and leave.

[MrPrena]

I am sure WV residents says the same thing about Colorado people there:
"Y'all damn yuppy Colorado people from school of mines taking all our mining jobs...."

[Ronin13]

At the risk of offending other members by hyper-actively posting (although, to be fair, I'm not describing my current location as Nirvana), and being one of those who has chosen to move out of Colorado due to many of those things Caldara mentions, I have but one thing to add: This is news?

I've been using the term "California East" to describe Colorado for at least 10 years or so.

FTFY. Its sad to see what's happened here... What's worse is that they're fleeing CA for various reasons, but coming here and voting for the same people and policies that made CA the way it is. Useless idiots.

[hurley842002]

At the risk of offending other members by hyper-actively posting (although, to be fair, I'm not describing my current location as Nirvana), and being one of those who has chosen to move out of Colorado due to many of those things Caldara mentions, I have but one thing to add: This is news?

I've been using the term "California East" to describe Colorado for at least 5 years or so.

How dare you not stay and FIGHT!!

[Irving]

I really think it has more to do with the amount of people moving here, rather than where they are moving from. Maybe someone can name some high population density area that is some conservative wonderland, but I can't. More people equals less freedoms, in every case I can think of.

[Bailey Guns]

How dare you not stay and FIGHT!!

No shit, right? Or, and I know this is crazy talk and way out there logic...but maybe another alternative is to move away from the nonsense and enjoy life instead.

[hurley842002]

No shit, right? Or, and I know this is crazy talk and way out there logic...but maybe another alternative is to move away from the nonsense and enjoy life instead.

This sounds like the logical choice to me.