By Clotilde Frazier
The subtle use of color: How Did Republican(s) and States Come to Be Associated with the color RED?
Red States/Blue States: Origins of Current Color Scheme: Why We Should Care
"Before the 2000 presidential election, there was no universally recognized color scheme to represent political parties in the United States. In fact, the color scheme was often reversed, in line with historical European associations (red was used for left-leaning parties).[2][3]" Emphasis mine. Wikipedia November 2009
Tim Russert, long-time Democrat and political operative popularized the color assignments: Republicans (Red), Democrats (Blue). Clever!
The leftist press happily spread the deception. Mr. Russert obviously saw the association and cleverly avoided attaching it to the red-Dems when he created the Red vs Blue map for television audiences in 2000.
"According to The Washington Post, the phrases red states and blue states were coined by Tim Russert, although in that same article Russert states that he wasn't the first to use the terminology.[13][14] This term refers to those states of the United States of America whose residents predominantly vote for the Republican Party (red) or Democratic Party (blue) presidential candidates, respectively.
"John Chancellor, Russert's NBC colleague, is credited with using red and blue to represent the states on a US map for the 1976 presidential election. Mainstream political discussion following the 2000 presidential election used red state/blue state more frequently." Wikipedia November, 2009
The fact that Republican Party leadership failed to attend to the misapplication told me that they were limited in the art of warfare, or afraid to make enough waves to correct the misapplication: Or were they? Is the 'Red" enemy within the Republican Party and elsewhere? Hmm? Of course they are. They are everywhere.
The art of war is waged using subtle deception. Before Republicans and/or conservatives associate themselves with "Red" city, county, state, country ( anything), they should consider the historic association. The outed leftists, including our president are proudly "Red."
I say: "paint them with their true primary color," "Red."
Republican's better crawl out from under the big deflated tent they carelessly erected by blindly buttressing it with hot-air, limp poles, and baby (marketable) Cadavers.
The fact that they allowed a leftist-leaning democrat to paint the tent RED speaks badly about their political-warfare acumen. Republicans need to claim another primary color(s) and declare themselves to be the party of the people's platform, solidly pro-constitution and free from the tyranny of social liberalism ("Reds").
Did you hear the People, Newyt Gingrich? Your wimpy explanation as to how you came to support, Dede Scozzafava, a disguised Republican New York machine "Red," is unacceptable.
You accepted the diktat or party line, rather than oppose the moles in the "Red" New York Republican party apparatus. Your past "conservative" credentials aren't going to hold up anymore. "Red" Republicans just will not do.
