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joshcryer

(62,269 posts) Tue Feb 11, 2014, 04:14 AM Feb 2014

Ideology and Congress

But there's no difference between the parties!

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Ideology and Congress (Original Post) joshcryer Feb 2014 OP

im lost santroy79 Feb 2014 #1

eh but dems are blue PatrynXX Feb 2014 #2

Traditionally Blue is for the Right and Red is for the Left.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #3

Hmm I get it. kenfrequed Feb 2014 #4

santroy79

(193 posts)

1. im lost

Reply to joshcryer (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 07:53 AM

Feb 2014

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)

2. eh but dems are blue

Reply to joshcryer (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 11:59 AM

Feb 2014

smh confusing

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

3. Traditionally Blue is for the Right and Red is for the Left....

Reply to PatrynXX (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 03:48 PM

Feb 2014

Republicans were always Blue and Democrats Red until 2000 when the media switched it with no explanation given.

Maybe it was done as a way to spot a political novice. There is nothing funnier than hearing a Southerner claiming the political Right has ALWAYS been red,...like the Confederate Flag...

.....or their neck.

kenfrequed

(7,865 posts)

4. Hmm I get it.

Reply to joshcryer (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2014, 03:03 PM

Feb 2014

It is an interesting illustration but it goes by a bit too quickly. I think noting the wild trend of the last couple of decades is interesting.

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