Majority-Scandanavian states seem capable of lots of things that other states can't manage. Since the majority of US states are not majority-Scandanavian, we can't use the majority-Scandanavian ones as a model.
Well, ND is a German majority state.
I understand that it is tempting to say that it has something to deal with scandinavian personality, but look up a bit up north you'll see Canada, with very non-scandinavian in it's population makeup, however I'd think it is a lot like Northern Europe in its political and economical structure
Majority-Scandanavian states seem capable of lots of things that other states can't manage. Since the majority of US states are not majority-Scandanavian, we can't use the majority-Scandanavian ones as a model.