As a resident of one of the red counties in the mostly-red-countied state of NY, I take good-natured exception to that remark :)
You are correct; I was hasty. I have the pleasure of working with several normal people from upstate new york (Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, etc.) so I'm accepting of being corrected. However, how could the normal folks put Pataki in? I think I know, given we have the same problem in Illinois....