Some time ago, I posted a graphic that depicted the counties in the US that were Republican-controlled. The map, which unfortunately was coded with red color, was overwhelmingly red.
So it is not surprising to me that in serious elections Republicans seem to appear in numbers far beyond what the polls and talking heads predict or can even imagine. There just isn't that percentage of Republicans in their universe.
I don’t like the color scheme either. I’d prefer that they go back to this mode from the good old days:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMuWVsPQbwM