Methinks you are correct. Me? I really do not want to live near or around or with the leftest anymore.
At near 80, it’s too late to immigrate, so I will simply keep reloading and wait.
An understandable; glad you seem comfortable where you are.
A big problem in NJ is that whereas many used to leave when they retired, now many are leaving when the last child finishes high school (not college - they go elsewhere). When young people go to school elsewhere, they realize how expensive and crappy NJ is in comparison.