But New Jersey has been a solid blue state recently. Perhaps the understanding of how corrupt the Democrats (Torricell, McGreavy) are has sunk in there.
IMO, this is not a signal that N.J. will flip soon but rather conservatives/Republicans are getting more active even in solid blue states. That bodes well.
Just as the Dems cannot rely on winning only 17 states to take the W.H., Reps shouldn't abandon "blue" states either. The key is to activate the people in those states to turn out. Motivate them to campaign to go door to door, to engage in grassroot activities to build on their numbers within the state so one day it will be competitive.