[MrB]

Oh, so now they’re changing history.

The bastards - here’s what’s up.

Red was used to represent the CHALLENGING party, Blue, the INCUMBENT party.

This changed in 2000. I guess the networks started getting a little uncomfortable with the association of the Democrat party with Communism and the color red, and decided to leave the GOP as the Red and the Dims as Blue.

[1035rep]

The Democrats color should be yellow.

[HIDEK6]

I guess the networks started getting a little uncomfortable with the association of the Democrat party with Communism and the color red,

Back in the 50s, the announcers for the Cincinnati Reds started calling them the "Redlegs."

That lasted a couple of years before the team straightened them out.