Last I checked, since the rise of the Tea Party those conservatives who could afford to move were leaving NJ for FL. The rest of us were glad to see them go and take their hateful rhetoric with them. Some complained that their southern paradise wasn’t what they’d expected, but they are probably big DeathSantis fans now. Countering the wealthy ones with power and their poor dupes/victims was a real challenge for the Dems, but we had more successes than failures.
I suspect that was because he couldn’t remember people’s actual names. Some in power do that due to actual inability, while others just can’t be bothered to learn. Which camp each of those former presidents falls into is an exercise for the reader.