[counterpunch]

This guy doesn't know what he's talking about.
Which states are red, and which are blue is decided by alternating the color of the incumbant's party every 4 years. Because of the way elections went, it just so happened that Republicans were blue (last time they were red was Ford vs. Carter), until the last two elections. In four years, Republicans should be blue again.

That is unless the media has so entrenched "red states" vs. "blue states". I suspect they will keep the tradition of switching.

[katana]

I had thought the reason for selection of Bush states in red and Gore states in blue in 2000 was that blue = incumbent's party and red = challenger's party. I seemed to recall that during the Reagan and Bush I elections Republican states were always in blue and the democrats in red, which while it's appropriate symbolism for the parties' respective philosophies I thought it must really depend on who is challenging whom.

It now seems probable that somewhere between 2000 and 2004 the networks decided to apply the color blue to democrat states. Maybe I'm overly suspicious but I suspect they know that blue is a symbol of truth, calm, and comfort and that red is symbolic of blood, danger, and emergency.

Oh, and in answer to this title, dear liberals: your terms are accepted.

[80skid]

This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Which states are red, and which are blue is decided by alternating the color of the incumbant's party every 4 years. Because of the way elections went, it just so happened that Republicans were blue (last time they were red was Ford vs. Carter), until the last two elections. In four years, Republicans should be blue again.

That is unless the media has so entrenched "red states" vs. "blue states". I suspect they will keep the tradition of switching.

Exactly what I was going to hit on.