Question

How did the federal budget crisis affect the presidential election in 1996

Answer 1

People had more negative feelings toward the Republican Party

Answer 2

The 1995 budget crisis is also known as the "shutdown crisis" as, starting on November 14, parts of the federal government suspended operations due to the crisis. The polls allotted the Republicans as the faulty ones, resulting in being one of the main causes for Clinton´s successful 1996 election.