I thought that until 2004 the incumbent party was blue and the challenger was red. Only after the 2000 election did each party become with a specific color.
How extraordinary. They even had typewriters in the news room! I remember that announcer’s voice. He used to be the announcer way back to the Apollo moon mission days I think.
Anyway, I can’t quite recall 1980 but I think by 1984 most the networks switched to red for the Repubs and blue for the Dems. In 1976 it was the other way around. I suspect the got complaints for calling Democrats “reds” but it sure was accurate anyway!
That’s correct, and it’s bull.