Who determined 'red state' is republican and...

[RoeBear]

...'blue state' is democrat?

I'm really surprised that they didn't saddle us with the 'red' as in communist label.

[ComerPerro]

1. Blood is red

And Republicans love bloodshed

[LuminousX]

2. I thought it was based on incumbancy

Incumbant is blue. I could be wrong.

[mot78]

4. I think that's correct

But it will probably now be blue for us, and red for the Repugs, all because of the trivialization of "red states" and "blue states".

[buckeye1]

3. I agree.

I never understood it either.
Be that as it may. I still wonder what Corp. whore did it.
I was so busy in '88 and '92 I can not remember.

[flaminbats]

5. Who knows?

this webpage has the red and blue reversed for the parties.

http://www.uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/frametextj.html

[Indiana Democrat]

6. They're just colors.

Not everything is a conspiracy.

[Cat Atomic]

7. It's a Crips/Bloods thing, G.

:P

[Military Brat]

8. Yes, I also find it ironic that "red" states define Repub territory

Sardonically amusing, as a matter of fact.

And -- ahem! -- isn't blue the traditional color of loyalty?