"People used to come up to me and say, 'Don't California my Texas.' But we're the damn cavalry! We're here to save you.”

Dr. Bridget Melson, a family therapist and conservative activist who moved from Riverside County, Calif., to Texas six years ago, regarding her belief that Republicans moving from blue states are the most determined to stop incoming liberalism. Melson sits on the Bartonville Town Council and is running for mayor. (NPR — Feb. 18, 2022)