[sphinx]

After the 1980 election, where Reagan turned the nation “red”, the press decided that it was a “most opportune moment” to stop the alternation of colours and permanently assign the COMMUNIST colour to the Republicans, and assign blue to the demonrats.

Yes, the television networks used to alternate colors. Then they ALL switched to Republican red and Democrat blue. ALL of them. At the SAME time. With the change in the SAME direction. Funny how the hive operates. But we're not supposed to accuse them of collusion.

[lizma2]

It used to be incumbent blue, challenger red on most TV channels

Media switched it in 2000. Bush Gore

https://www.npr.org/2014/11/13/363762677/the-color-of-politics-how-did-red-and-blue-states-come-to-be

[joshua c]

The REDS masked themselves with the color blue.