Red States/Blue States

by snowbird 34 Replies latest social current

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  snowbird

  These designations became popular during the Y2K presidential election.

  My state is red.

  What color is yours?

  Syl
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  botchtowersociety

  Purple.
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  NewChapter

  Purple. I feel so powerful! LOL

  NC
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  james_woods

  Texas - red.

  BTW, Sylvia - it got started long before Y2K.

  I remember the state-by-state color map when George Bush the First was elected; except back then the Republican states were blue and the Democratic states were red.

  I have never heard a coherent reason on why this was changed.
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  botchtowersociety

  I have never heard a coherent reason on why this was changed.

  Wikipedia is your friend.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states#Origins_of_the_color_scheme
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  james_woods

  I said a coherent reason.
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  snowbird

  JWoods, I don't understand it, either, but I believe the late Tim Russert had something to do with it.

  You're right; it was the reverse at one time.

  Now, in order to make a distinction, I have to employ a mnemonic device: Red = Rep.

  Syl
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  botchtowersociety

  I said a coherent reason.

  There is a coherent reason. For the major networks to use the same colors made recognition easier for viewers.

  But it is completely arbitrary. If anything, it seems backwards.
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  undercover

  I live in a red state, but in my immediate area we have pockets of blue, surrounded by pools of red. So, in a way I guess it really is purple.
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  snowbird

  Red and blue mixed together yield purple.

  Syl