Let's talk Oklahoma, shall we? Had the biggest influx of residents in a decade. Second lowest business taxes in the country. Now for jobs. (record scratch)
Not really attracting much business. Strange, unless you consider major manufactuing facilities are not run by Bucky from down the road. They are run by people who want at least education, healthcare and infrastructure to go with their minimum wage non union patriot workers.
https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/why-three-major-companies-have-passed-on-expanding-in-oklahoma/
As to the OK Republicans pointing at Florida, Texas, and South Carolina as "just as conservative".
Sure and more populous with ports and air transit. Hell, Boise, Idaho airport has more flights carrying more passengers than Will Rogers (who would be appalled) World Airport (OKC) does.
GOP solution? Cripple public schools and turn those kids into factory floor cogs with OJT training programs.
Dumbasses. If you aren't winning now, pregnant teens and high school dropouts aren't gonna fix it.