Unfortunately for Blue states, Nick Shirley started a trend and they didn't even try to conceal the fraud...
This actually explains a lot (to me). I travel and I've noticed this trend of Red States appearing to be better managed than Colorado. Better roads, fewer homeless, no poo or needles in the street, better parks, etc, etc, etc. Yet they have a much smaller tax base, their economies aren't as strong, etc, etc, etc. OTOH, if you're California and spend billions on homeless, but it just disappears into NGOs that do little to nothing about homelessness, then it makes sense. Add in a lack of some ridiculous liberal policies and makes even more sense.