These designations became popular during the Y2K presidential election.
My state is red.
What color is yours?
Syl
by snowbird 34 Replies latest social current
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.
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
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.
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.