[Paladin2]

"Blue was used for the party holding the White House and red for the challenger. "

That's the way I remember it.

Now the colors need to be reversed whenever possible, rather than to roll over and go along.

[LonePalm]

Unfortunately, the prolonged fight over the 2000 election seems to have frozen the color identification in place.

The democrats don't want to be identified with 'red' because it correctly associates them with the socialists and communists.

The worst thing you can do to a democrat is to identify or quote them accurately.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)