Yes, you’re technically correct about blimps.
The NJ Governors have been rotten for decades. Either leftist or establishment hacks (usually both). I believe you’d have to go all the way back to Charles Edison (1941-44) to find a center-right Governor (albeit he was a Dem, but later founded the NY Conservative Party).
It’s a shame Bret Schundler didn’t get a chance to serve. He did wonders for Jersey City, but because when he ran, he wasn’t an “insider”, he had to be destroyed by the corrupt RINO establishment of Whitman-DiFrancesco. Better the criminal fag Stalinazi degenerate Demonrat than a proven successful Mayor.
It's not just an NJ problem. Where are the good governors? Who were they? (Leave Reagan out of it!) I'd say Chris Christie was probably a better governor than at least 90% of the State Governors who held office during the past 50 years.
ML/NJ