Hey, stay or leave, no judgment from me on anyone's choices. I had the ability to start working full time remote in early 2016 and I took it as an opportunity to move to greener pastures with less negatives to my family. We weren't viewing it as a "political decision" at the time, we just wanted our kids to have the opportunity for a decent public education. There would be no professional or economic disruption, so that did not have to weigh into my calculus. If anyone isn't in a position to do that, they shouldn't leave or at least not without careful planning to ensure a smooth economic transition to a new location.
Further, there's a problem that is becoming more and more apparent with just abandoning places or institutions. When you leave, the vacuum gets filled by what you abhor, and that could very well have effects on where you have fled to. Abandon the Republican party because you can't stomach it any more, it gets taken over by what repulsed you, wins national elections and starts shaping national policy. We left Texas for Colorado, but what happens if Colorado law and federal law come into conflict? What happens if the federal government winds up enforcing federal law within Colorado that is illegal according to Colorado state law? There are no guarantees life here outside of Texas in a blue state remains a good one for me or my family.
At some point, you have to stand and fight for the life and world you want to live and provide for your kids. I don't mean with arms. I mean that good, morale people need to reclaim politics and the political parties. They need to reclaim the world they live in by becoming involved and not ceding leadership and power to the worst of us. And getting involved and working to make where you live a better place is something you can do without having to consider a move and impact to your personal economics.