Opinion | Blue States are Unaffordable. The Price Will be Political.

Every year, millions of Americans bounce around the country like electrons, moving from one state to another.But there are patterns in this chaos, and one of the clearest in recent decades is that Americans are moving from blue states to red states.

As the Opinion video above explains, that has some big political implications for the Democrats.Adam Westbrook is a producer and editor for Opinion Video.Opinion Video combines original reporting with creative storytelling to produce visually transformative commentary.Pitch a video guest essay here.The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor.

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