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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

California Politics, Texas Politics

Will assign take-home final (two essays) this week.

For Wednesday, read Miller ch. 9-10.

Tale of the Tape (percent D)

California 

                                    1992                2022

Assembly seats           57.5%              77.5%

Senate seats                 60.0%            80.0% 

House seats                 57.7%             76.9%


Texas

State House seats       61.3%               42.7%   

State Senate seats       58.1%               38.7%

House seats                 70.0%               34.2%

Background:  

  • Texas and the Confederacy
  • California and Progressivism

The Big Sort:

In 1976, Democrat Jimmy Carter narrowly carried Texas and Republican Gerald Ford narrowly carried California.





Partisan trifectas through 2020 and in 2022.

Overall political party strength in Texas and California

What accounts for the shift?



1994 in California and Texas:











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