Here are the 10 states that people ditched the most in 2016. As a hint, people seem to prefer less regulation, less bureaucracy, lower cost-of-living and less indebtedness / failing pension systems...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-06/americans-couldnt-wait-ditch-these-10-states-2016

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.