I'm sure everyone's reasoning is more complex than *just* losing an election. My S.O. and I are looking at teaching English in Thailand, which probably wouldn't be a permanent move, but would provide the distance and insulation we feel we need from the U.S.
There's always the possibility that some foreigner will want to
marry an American. Cred. Dan Savage for link, pretty funny. Some of those are just silly, some seem legit.
tempting!
damn! tempting