...even worse, a NJ/NY Republican is [at best] a moderate in most red states. However, in my area of PA, the people fleeing NJ (including myself 2012) have a BURNING passion for limited government-—so there’s that.
A litmus test for liberal attitude hold over for escapees from NY is how many Kalishnikovs/AR-15s they bought upon fleeing to their new home: zero or not zero. One or more shows they don’t have a liberal attitude, zero indicates that maybe they still have some NY values.