So, it started that long ago? Actually, I think it sarted sometime in the 70's when the NY Slimes wrote an article about Montclair and how nice it was with a train station that goes to NYC. I hear Aridzona is nice especially in the Tuscon area.
Three years ago, I actually put in a bid on a house in Montclair. I was outbid, thankfully. I never really thought to look into the overall politics of the town, figuring that all North Jersey towns were the same.
I found out differently.
The town I eventually bought in has a shooting range with pistol and rifle clubs (even for the kids! horrors!). We also have a solid conservative Republican mayor, who is a close associate of Schundler. And there were alot more "Bush/Cheney" lawn signs than "Gore/Lieberman" ones. In fact, I don't remember seeing any of those.
I didn't realize that this was an old thread till after I posted. I followed a link here from some other story about how out of control Montclair is.