Dallas mayor depicts city as sanctuary from socialism amid ‘avalanche’ of interest from businesses fleeing NYC

Democrat-turned-Republican Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is offering a sanctuary from socialism, charting a starkly different course from New York City as he argues progressive policies there are driving businesses away and weakening public safety.

"It appears to be that New York wants to be the heartbeat of socialism in the United States. That appears to be the direction it's going," he said Sunday.

"But down here in Dallas, I can tell you, we embrace business, we embrace capitalism,...