Let's look at the voting pattern of California since World War II ended...you'll see it was a battleground state.
California BEFORE AMNESTY!
1948: Democrat Harry Truman won California with a WAFER THIN MARGIN. 47.5% of the vote went to Truman, and 47.1% went to Dewey. Close.
1952: Eisenhower won big over Stevenson, 56% to 42%. Eisenhower won big in most of the nation except for the South, which was dominated by the racist Democrat party.
1956: A repeat of '52; Eisenhower won everywhere but the South. In California he took 55% to Stevenson's 44%.
1960: An extremely wafer thin fight again: Nixon beaten Kennedy 50% to 49% in California. Many think voter fraud in Illinois (Chicago specifically) was what put JFK in the White House. But I digress....
1964: A big win for Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater: 59% to 40%. Democrats take the state for the first time since Truman....but showing that, once again, California is a prize that candidates treasure.
1968: Another relatively close race: Nixon beat Humphrey 47% to 44%, and George Wallace got about 6%. Republicans take it back, but it was CLOSE.
1972: The Nixon landslide translated to the same thing in California: Dick won 55% to McGovern's 42%.
1976: Carter WON the national election, but LOST a very close race in California. Gerald Ford took the state 49% to 48%. This election showed again that California IS a battleground state.
1980: Reagan won big, 53% to 36% over Carter. But Reagan won big everywhere except for a few states.
1984: Reagan wins big in California over Mondale, 58% to 41%.
And then...came AMNESTY!!
Since then, with the ONE exception of the immediate election thereafter, California has voted in Presidential elections for the Demon Rats.
1986: Reagan believes the lying Democrats and amnesty becomes law.
California AFTER Amnesty!
1988: Bush, the Republican, carries California with a mere 51% of the vote. (illegals likely were not fully registered to vote by then)
1992: Clinton wins all of California's electoral votes, taking 46% of the vote against Bush's 32% and Perot's 20%.
1996: Clinton crushes Dole in California, 51% to 38%.
2000: Al Gore wins big in California, taking 53% of the vote to George W. Bush's 41%. Bush loses despite bragging more than once during the campaign that he would win California. He apparently thought his popularity with Hispanics in Texas would translate to California. Doesn't look that way.
2004: After four years of "compassionate conservative" policies, Bush is defeated in California again. The haughty John Kerry, who served in Vietnam, wins 54% of the California vote. Bush wins a mere 44% of the vote. By this time, it is apparent that California may never go Republican again....and smart political observers realize that with California and New York solidly voting Demon Rat, the Donkey Party gets about 80 electoral votes without having to do a damn thing.
2008: The degradation of California continues. 60% of the vote in that state goes to the Clown and Plugs. McCain, the one who pushes for amnesty and laughs at the idea of building a fence, got 37% of the vote. Pathetic.
2012: The dominance continues: 60% of the vote in what was ONCE a battleground state goes to the Clown and Biden. Keep in mind, this was after four years of OBAMA DESTROYING THE ECONOMY. Republicans could not make inroads. This wasn't due to a weak candidate--it was due to the electorate CHANGING....and it began changing in November of 1986 when Ronald Reagan, who was a good and decent man, believed Democrats would help secure the border. He granted amnesty to illegals, MOST of whom were in California.
BEFORE amnesty, Republicans had WON eight times in California and lost only TWICE.
After amnesty, Republicans have won ONCE in California, LOST six! (Six straight losses!)
Look, I am not saying amnesty was the SOLE factor in changing the California electorate...but I believe it was one BIG factor...one that Republicans ought to REMEMBER.
Without assimilation and education into the ideas of the Constitution, Capitalism, and Christianity, the ideas of American exceptionalism and the notion of NOT being DEPENDENT upon your fellow citizens via the federal government, many immigrants may automatically BUY INTO the lies of the Democrats. And then our Republic will be doomed.
Very sobering thoughts.
Thanks for the hard numbers. The modern republican party stands for nothing. Look at how they’re throwing Brewer under the bus. I don’t know what to do except pray for wisdom.