The roots of blue meaning liberal and red meaning conservative in the U.S. date back to the 2000 Presidential election, and Bush v. Gore. By accident media out

The roots of blue meaning liberal and red meaning conservative in the U.S. date back to the 2000 Presidential election, and Bush v. Gore. By accident media outlets standardized that year, picking from the colors of the flag. And because talk whether a state turned red or blue (winner take all by state election == electoral college) stretched on for weeks, it stuck in the popular psyche.