Well, they elect the RATs who are in love with the unions. Like some here on FR are always saying with respect to California, New Jersey is a lot farther down the road and has been on it longer than has California, so let’s just “cut New Jersey loose” and make Pennsylvania the new East Coast. Oh but wait, PA is just like NJ! So just how far west do we need to go to get to a “good” state? Maybe things will be better if we go all the way to the Mississippi! At least that would get rid of that pesky union hideout called Ohio!
You COULD go south if you wanted.
Oh but wait, PA is just like NJ!
Just add Philadelphia to the plan and you have a Red state in Pennsylvania immediately. Pittsburgh cannot overtake the rest of the state at all.