If Tesla is moving it’s headquarters to get away from the unfavorable political landscape of California, why would it want to hasten a shift in Texas politics to something that resembles California?
Clearly, Tesla wouldn't want that; but it would be a side-effect.
Tech workers tend to be educated, educated people tend to be left-leaning, a tech economy is a liberal economy.
That California has a liberal government and the world's tech hub is not a coincidence.
No, knowledge workers (including tech workers) are more educated because of the specific requirements of the jobs they do.
While that type of jobs may be disproportionately concentrated in cities, the ones that are rural are still educated.
Good distinction on knowledge workers.
You do realize that that's a non-sequitur, do you? Let's break it down:
1. Cities are more educated (compared to what? But OK.)
2. Colleges are more liberal (than what? But OK too.)
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3. Tech workers are more educated (????)
Does not compute, my friend. In any case, this does not even contradict anything I said.
And I brought up COVID because the (unvaccinated) people are dying in record numbers in Texas, and those dying are overwhelmingly right-leaning.
I struggle to understand your point.
tesla isn't doing the hastening willingly. Their hires are.
The engineers also tend to be affected by the things the taxes are collected for. Like, say, healthcare in case you get unemployed.
Like all states, Texas wastes more than enough money for it be a consistent position to simultaneously support better health care while resisting higher taxes.