Whoever you want to believe, dividing conservatives against each other by state will be a losing proposition.
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/
Fair enough consideration.
The thing IMO we should all want: limited government. I’m not suggesting the US go whole libertarian, but we have really gotten away from the model of federalism the founding fathers had envisioned.