New Jersey isn't as bad as it seems. Look at the county election map of the last few presidential elections. The urban areas overwhelm us in numbers, but there are many fine areas in NJ. I live in such an area, and our congresscritter, Scott Garrett, is one of the best in the House.
I might add we've gotten ourselves a pretty good governor.
I lived in Garret’s district the whole time I lived in New Jersey (39 years). He was certainly a welcome addition to an otherwise pinheaded congressional delegation. I also had the pleaseure of dealing with Bob Littel, Hank McNamara, and Gerry Cardinale at different times. All good men, and outnumbered by gang of morons. Christie sounds like presidential material.
Unfortunately, New Jersey remains in the throes of mental midgets like Loretta Weinberg and the communist propaganda front at North Jersey Newspapers. Good luck with them. Maybe if Christie got elected president, they’d all have strokes at the same time.