Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) has invited New Yorkers to come to the state amid the election victory of socialist Zohran Mamdani.
“If you’re a New York business owner who doesn’t like the direction your city is headed, we have a message for you: Tennessee is open for business. Strong economy. Low taxes. Government won’t get in your way. TN is the place for people who value opportunity, security & freedom,” he wrote on X.
Lee said in a video, “If you are a New York City business owner and you don’t like the direction your city has headed, I have a message for you — Tennessee is open for business.”
He hailed the states as having “one of the strongest economies in the country” and having “one of the lowest tax bases in the country.”
“In fact, Tennessee is one of the most moved-to states for families, for people, for companies from around the globe, because we believe that opportunity, security, and freedom are important for everyone,” he added, explaining the state also values the “power of law enforcement” and understands that “men and women who keep our families and communities safe need to be supported.”
Similarly, New Yorkers are quickly moving to Florida amid Mamdani’s election victory.
“What happens is a leftist politician gets in, whether it’s destroying a state like California, Illinois, New York, whether it’s a city like New York City or Chicago, and the people it tends to drive off are the center-right voters,” Governor Ron DeSantis said in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, noting that when the migration occurs, the “resulting electorate is actually more liberal.”
“We’re not asking for anyone to move. People have talked about putting a tariff on people moving in at this point, because so many have done so,” DeSantis added. “And I know a lot of people in Florida would think that that would be necessary, but here’s just the truth: You look at all 49 other states since I’ve been governor, look at who’s migrated to Florida.”
