[Claud]

You’re from north Jersey aren’t you! Everyone around here says the exact opposite. :)

And no way will I agree. I like it quite a lot here in Burlington County—one of the nicest parts of Jersey. Plenty of old colonial charm and still lots and lots of nice farms. And we have a good chunk of the Pine Barrens, of course, which are charming in their own way.

As far as the Philly burbs voting GOP...meh...my own interest in that has waned. Either the GOP finds some principles or it can go the way of the Whigs for all I care. Bucks goes for Republicans like Greenwood. *rolling eyes*

[Clemenza]

Northwest Jersey (Morris, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon) is the most Republican part of the state, and the most beautiful in terms of terrain. Best place in the NE to go leaf-peeping in the fall. DON'T confuse the two urban counties (Essex and Union) for representing "North Jersey" as a whole.

Most of Burlington County is flat and filled with Obama-voting transplants from Philly (or their children) who all look like they should miss a few meals and live in ugly tract housing (although Gloucester and Camden Counties are far worse in that regard). Like the farms and canoeing in the Pine Barrens, however. It is the BIGGEST county in the state landwise after all. :)