[78-L] The John Birch Society (was Old-Timers) ^

[David Lennick]

Jeff Lichtman wrote:
>> I realize that
>> this color designation grew out of the map colors on TV election
>> coverage, but which network made the decision?
>> Mike (old-fashioned red, new-fashioned blue) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
> 
> The convention for election-day maps used to be that blue would stand 
> for the incumbent party. The election of 2000 ran on for so long, 
> with so much analysis, that people permanently associated red with 
> Republicans and blue with Democrats.
> 

Meanwhile, Canada's main political parties use the opposite colours..red for 
the Liberals, and "Tory Blue" for the Conservatives. We also have something 
called the Green Party, which can't even get its leader elected in her own 
riding (and the NDP is .. yellow. Okay, orange.)

dl