Republicans lagged behind, though not far behind, and consequently, though they were ultimately responsible for passing the decisive legislation, they lost political advantage to the Democrats, and, unfair though it was, the perception of many Americans was that the Republicans had less moral authority than did the Democrats.
Three Decades later, the Democrat Party has lost all moral authority and even its moral compass. It has degenerated into a self-serving, irrational, confused, corrupt, anti-American hell-hole of decadence, which, if allowed to lead, would lead the United States, through insane domestic and foreign policies, to certain destruction.
Every day, more and more Americans awaken--some quite reluctantly--to the realization that in the 21st century, the Republican Party has all of the moral authority and is the center of honor, reason, and national health; and that the Democrat Party represents dishonor, irrationality, decadence, and a real danger to the stability and welfare of the United States and the Free World.
This is the basis of the California Revolution.