Specifically, Tim Russert at NBC in 2000 declared "r" = Republican = red, so Dems by default became blue.
But Russert's change also confirmed the leftist myth that Southern red racist Democrats are now Southern red racist Republicans.
That's what makes it so cringe-worthy.
The left claims that by accepting average Southerners, blue Republicans turned themselves red, and turned Democrats blue.
And, if you ask our Lost Cause supporters here, it's not clear if they ever really wanted to be colored Union blue.
Do you mean all three of them? How about you come back from 150 years ago and get with the topic at hand?