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Until Clinton's presidency in the 90s, California voted mainly Republican senators and governors and Texas voted mainly Democrat ones. During and since Clinton, California has voted mainly Democrat and Texas has voted Republican. What caused this drastic switch?

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Why, during Bill Clinton's presidency, did California switch from traditionally voting Republican to Democrat, and Texas switch from Democrat to Republican? Both states haven't switched back since.

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Until Clinton's presidency in the 90s, California voted mainly Republican senators and governors and Texas voted mainly Democrat ones. During and since Clinton, California has voted mainly Democrat and Texas has voted Republican. What caused this drastic switch?	598
Why, during Bill Clinton's presidency, did California switch from traditionally voting Republican to Democrat, and Texas switch from Democrat to Republican? Both states haven't switched back since.	3