That's a very interesting point that hadn't occurred to me.
Point of fact though, it wasn't taken back, it was assigned, so the democrats would not have to be associated with socialism and communism, and on the flip-side blue (which surveys show is the most named favorite color) was taken. The color of the sky, and the sea, associated with Al Gore and Hillary Clinton? How ghastly.
I propose for Republicans, red, white and blue. And for democrats, brown, the color of feces. NY, MA, IL, CA, MD and the like henceforth shall be known as "brown states".
And the Green Party can’t use green, I like green. They can use “guano tan”.
“I propose for Republicans, red, white and blue. And for democrats, brown, the color of feces. NY, MA, IL, CA, MD and the like henceforth shall be known as ‘brown states’.”
I love it!