“Socialist/Fascist/America Hating Dems should be Commie Red.”
I believe that the color assignment was invented by Tim Russert.
It seemed to me when the networks started painting the Dems blue it was precisely to disassociate them from Communism. Until that time it was fairly common to see blue associated with the GOP. Example
Not much different from painting the NAtionalsoZIalistische German Worker's Party as "right wing" to again dissassociate it from the Dems.
I too think the contrived "red" association to the GOP should be disregarded, and returned to blue. Tim Russert was a good little soldier. Ptui.