I watched it happen in California. After the Pat Robertson activism from the 1988 Presidential campaign took hold California Republicans were able to keep the Reagan legacy alive through the 1990s, but starting in 1998 and accelerating through Schwarzenegger years the drop off of Christian conservative activism doomed the state.
I saw it too. 2001 was our exit year - and though we never thought it would happen, we’re glad we made the move to Idaho.