Your chart merely addresses public finances, and it is always easier for smaller states to score better on such measures, as the authors themselves acknowledge. They tend to have shrinking populations, and lower pension liabilities.
As I stated a bit back, it is far too simplistic and limited to draw much of a conclusion on anything, especially not what you are trying to shoehorn into here. Easy enough to walk you through why that is, if you can drop your "gotta be smarter then RG" stick for a little bit.
What "liberal policy" is the most important in your opinion for determining the rank of any given blue state. Go.