Yes California has always been known as a liberal state, even when voting republican.
Texas has always been known as a conservative state, even when it voted democrat.
Your blanket statements about the historic politics of California
are wrong. Because you make your claims with conviction does
not make them any more true. That also goes for your claims
about the Tea Party which STARTED as a protest against government
over spending and taxes. Although many people who identify
with the TP are socially conservative, it was economic issues that
spawned the movement,