Who is blue and who is red? How we came to distinguish Republicans and Democrats
The designation of colors for specific parties, in this case, red for Republicans and blue for Democrats, is something that ...
How did the major political parties get their colors?
As the votes are tallied on election night and maps show which presidential candidate has a lead in each state, viewers likely won't need an explanation on why some states and red and others blue.
The color of politics: the origin of red and blue states
Utah has been reliably red throughout this election cycle and has been a GOP stronghold for the last three elections. Utah ...
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Letters to the Editor: The Prop. 36 campaign just showed its true Republican colors
This move reveals campaign backers’ allegiance to a political party that has historically championed policies that disproportionately incarcerated people of color. Proposition 36 threatens to ...
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When Republicans Became ‘Red’ and Democrats Became ‘Blue’
The 2000 presidential election cemented the color-coded nature of political parties. Prior to that race, the colors were often reversed on electoral maps Jodi Enda; Updated by Meilan Solly NBC ...
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How did the 2 major political parties get their colors?
Without us even saying it, you probably knew that red means Republican and blue means Democrat. That had us wondering, how did the major political parties get their colors? Good Question.