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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states Associating the colour red with Republicans and Blue with Democrats only became universal in 2000. (According to Wikipedia, NBC’s David Brinkley famously used the phrase “sea of blue” to refer to Reagan’s victory in 1980.) By contrast, the Donkey/Elephant associations date back to the 1870s. 12:22

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Political Wrinkles (www.politicalwrinkles.com):
… Click on the link above, and you'll see an interactive color coded map. I repost a screenshot below... Now, compare that to a map of the "red-state / blue-state" outcomes (presidential) for the last four election cycles.Red states and blue states - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRED States that show a higher dark blue corruption:Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, Mississippi Alabama. RED States that voted Republican 3 out of 4, showing a higher dark blue corruption: …

Democurmudgeon (democurmudgeon.blogspot.com):
… Washington Post, and it took. I'm not surprised it did, given the political complexion of the national press corps. I strongly suspect this not-so-subtle change eight years ago was deliberate on the part of Russert and those who so eagerly picked up on it. In fact,Wikipediaacknowledges the newly adopted U.S. hue standard stands in stark contrast "to the system of political colors in most other long-established democracies. (It all started) In 1976 …There were deviations at some other networks, which suggests to me that activists masque …

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… If you agree, why not fire up your email and let the Obama team know, even if Summers is outstanding in his field, he is a poor choice for high office and as a role model.  When Obama said “We don’t have aRed Americaand a Blue America, we have a United States of America,” just as we don’t have a white America and a black America, he might well have said, “We don’t have a male America and a female America, we have a United States of America. …

Blogography (www.blogography.com):
… up images of rural farmers living off the land and being generally decent, salt-of-the-earth kind of folk. Still others attribute it to "Christian values" which may also be true... but I hasten to point out that Wisconsin has traditionally voted as aBlue State …

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… up when I vote because there is nothing better than living in a country where citizens can choose their leaders. But I don’t think I’ve ever sobbed afterward until today, after I voted in my hometown of Durham, NC. We’re in a blue county in ared state, which, because of Obama, may this year become a blue state for the first time since 1976. So the nation’s eyes are upon us. …

Tilting at Windmills (tiltingatwindmills-dweeb.blogspot.com):
… your generosity of spirit. Congratulations to those of you who were elected and for those who weren't, there's still a role for you in all of our communities so thanks in advance for lending a hand. We have some rough days before us all, not just theRed States or the Blue States, but the United States. There's a reason why we call ourselves that-sometimes, it seems, we forget. We, the voters, have expectations of those whom we elect and those men and women, in turn have responsibilities to us. We all also have obligations to …

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Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat (blog.fosketts.net):
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… Most of us are, by now, familiar with the maps the TV channels and web sites use to show the results of the presidential election: Click on any of the maps for a larger picture. The states are coloredred or blueto indicate whether a majority of their voters voted for the Republican candidate, John McCain, or the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, respectively. Looking at this map it gives the impression that the Republicans won the election handily, since …

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… Deacon Fred não é casual. A região sul dos Estados Unidos é conhecida como Bible Belt (Cinturão Bíblico) por apresentar uma grande quantidade de igrejas. Aliás, o nome ‘Jesusland’ também é uma alusão ao Jesusland Map, uma paródia doRed states and blue states maponde os estados ‘democratas’ aparecem em azul e os ‘republicanos’ em vermelho. No caso do Jesusland Map, os estados vermelhos são os ‘religiosos ‘e os azuis, onde o Canadá esta incluído, os …

Point & Shoot (photogreg.typepad.com):
… so it was a complete shock. Hopefully she'll find something better for the Inauguration. She will make an amazing First Lady. By time the friends left around midnight, it was still unclear whether Indiana would be red or blue. (It hasn't been ablue statesince 1964). I finally gave up at 12:30 a.m. At that point Obama was ahead by only 6,000 votes. But this morning I was ecstatic to see that he won by 26,000! . . . …

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… I don’t want to appear to be gloating over McCain’s defeat – and end to the policies of the current administration. There is actually one thing I thank both George W. Bush and John McCain for. They helped us turn many of ourred states blue. …

Shining Light In Dark Corners (shininglight.us):
… Its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection ofRed States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. Its the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it …

under the guillotine (undertheguillotine.wordpress.com):
… Ieri sera, Porta a Porta. Vespa mostra la cartina degli USA. Il Vermont, colorato di blu, è di Obama; il Kentucky, colorato di rosso, di McCain. Questo perché gli stati democratici vengono segnati col blu, quelli repubblicani col rosso.È spiegato tutto qui. Cosa nota La Russa? “ Hanno scambiato i colori “. Standing ovation. Posted in discorsi entropici, necronominkion …

Marmite lover (travelswithmyteenager.blogspot.com):
… re represented by the colour red and the Democrats, blue? In Britain, the Right are blue and the Left are red. Perhaps the Democrats are linked to blue because the Yankee soldiers wore blue while the Confederates wore grey or butternut. According to this wikipedialink, this assignment of colours, blue for Democrats, red for Republicans, was only recent, in 2000, although I remember Nancy Reagan wearing 'Reagan red' in the '80's.   This wikipedia link explains the association of red and Left-wing politics: …

Kelso’s Corner (kelsocartography.com):
… simply that in a market supporting multiple papers, readers and journalists are efficiently sorted into two separate camps. The amount of blue in the red states highlights how foolishly incomplete the “Red State/Blue State” model is for anything but electoral college returns. The largest part of the Red/Blue split is Rural/Urban. Consider the electoral cartogram for the last election. Almost every city is blue, even in the south and mountain, while almost all rural …

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Our Peculiar Homeschool (kahri2.blogspot.com):
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