Red state, blue state: How colors took sides in politics
- Written by David Scott Kastan, George M. Bodman Professor of English, Yale University
For decades, each party simply used a combination of red, white and blue. palbrigo/shutterstock.com
When Americans hear some pundits projecting a “blue wave” in the 2018 midterm elections, they understand that this is a prediction of a big Democratic victory. Blue of course symbolizes the Democratic party, while red represents the GOP.
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