That far left political party associated with red in other countries barely exists in in the US. The GOP being “red” and Democrats being “blue” were not colors

That far left political party associated with red in other countries barely exists in in the US. The GOP being “red” and Democrats being “blue” were not colors chosen by the parties. In the seventies, Television broadcasters started using colors to identify voting trends and soon enough they all settled on those particular colors for the parties. There may have been some attempt to not use red for Democrats to avoid reinforcing the “lefty” stereotype.