Scott Thatcher and his wife Angela were born in California and love the sun-kissed Golden State. Families and firms are being driven away by the high cost of living, crime fears, hefty taxes, inadequate housing, interfering officials, persistent political failures, red tape, raging wildfires and the squalor of streets littered with homeless drug addicts. Inevitably, Republicans say people are voting with their feet to flee to conservative states such as Florida, Idaho and Texas. He announced his bid with a video saying he had been ready to join the exodus due to high taxes and stifling red tape. It’s an embarrassment to call California the Golden State these days.’Little wonder senior Democratic figures are on the defensive.

Source: Daily Mail May 22, 2021 21:02 UTC