David Leip still uses the old Republican=blue and Democrat=red colors! That’s what I was accustomed to during my time in the Air Force, and I still remember my surprise on election night 1996 to see that the mainstream media had reversied the colors. In the military identification of national identification, blue had always indicated “true blue,” as in loyalty to the free western world, and red had always indicated allegiance to communist/socialist nations, which made it the perfect color for Democrats. I’m sure that’s why the change was made in the media—trying to get the “loyal” color for the liberals and hide their preference for socialism and communism.