There's a severe problem where many people fall into groups that are diametrically opposed to one another. Not only do they want opposite policies, it's so bad that even framing the exact same policy as coming from one group or the other inverts the resulting appeal. Of course, what you're asking for is possible to some extent and should be pursued vigorously and maybe that pursuit is lacking, but it's also important to recognize that, prior to a monumental social movement that changes everything, applying your obviously good advice consistently is actually impossible.
Do the "moving costs" include lease breaking penalties or real estate transaction costs? Does it assume lost income while I look for a new job? If the assumption is I leave all my old assets as they are in my old state, that opens me up to not just legal challenges on my voting registration, but on my state tax status as well. Details, details...
Moving costs include only 3 months of rent and the physical act of moving as described in https://github.com/davidd8/us-electoral-college-balancer#ass.... I tried to match it with what corporations do, which is generally give the employee a flat $10K "relocation bonus."
One could definitely make this more sophisticated and specific to state by state rules, but I didn't have the time. But feel free to play around with the numbers in the notebook, as this is just a starting point.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 28.7 ms ] threadOne could definitely make this more sophisticated and specific to state by state rules, but I didn't have the time. But feel free to play around with the numbers in the notebook, as this is just a starting point.
Your answer here is good but it could be stronger.
1: the right has already tried this strategy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_State_Project
2: movement will help bridge the red-blue divide, so we might explicitly encourage the GOP to copy this strategy.