I don't remember anyone in 1994 really caring about the check kiting incident. Everyone was scared to death of Bill Clinton and his socialist programs so they voted in GOP members to keep him in check.
In 1992, Clinton ran as a conservative democrat and he carried large parts of the South. After he was elected and he no longer cared to hide his true socialist ideas, conservative democrats changed parties.
The GOP over the last 4 years or so has lost its way. It has enacted spending programs that Clinton could only dream of.
Rush Limbaugh was going apesh*t over the check kiting.
Ahh see you are thinking off Republicans! Twas the Democrats turning on the check kiters in Dem strongholds that started that wave! Yes there were many motivated Republicans voters but there were just as many angry Democrats voters (not liberals but OLD Style Democrats)
Yeah, Hillarycare had more to do with it than the check-kiting scheme. nobody paid that much attention to it except for Rostenkowski's deal.