[The people have spoken]

You are correct. The red/blue Rep./Dem. distinction goes back only to 2000, when it was introduced by Tim Russert. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states

[Cboldt]

-- The red/blue Rep./Dem. distinction goes back only to 2000, when it was introduced by Tim Russert. --

The front man for the news cabal, on that. Too much similarity among the news outlets to support belief they are independent in what they report.