NJ cannot abide serious, old-fashioned religion in a candidate - Southern Baptist, Roman Catholic, Mormon - those awful backward creeds that oppose abortion rights and have an all-male clergy.
You are absolutely correct. Even when they have the sense to put a Republican in the Statehouse, they are RINO and PLINOs like Tom Kean, Christine Whitman, and Chris Christie. Each of whom play budget shell games, support no true Conservative causes, and leave the state ready and willing to elect a d-rat.
Spent many years living there, then I moved to Texas. Much better. :)