tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post5684125673022216706..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Reaganocomics: Reagan Loses Election to Captain America!Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-90540873353373528182014-11-04T15:55:16.828-04:002014-11-04T15:55:16.828-04:00I did not know this!I did not know this!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-44886270003374588802014-11-03T16:44:04.585-04:002014-11-03T16:44:04.585-04:00They used to switch red and blue based on a partic...They used to switch red and blue based on a particularly strange set of rules (switching between "party in power" and "party out of power"), and the formula just happened to align to the parties 3 or 4 times in a row and start people talking about the colors as party identifiers enough that they decided to just make them permanently that way rather than confuse people by switching like they used to.Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-85911915884524785142014-11-03T11:06:36.987-04:002014-11-03T11:06:36.987-04:00It's all Greek to me, because the de facto Rep...It's all Greek to me, because the de facto Republicans in Canada (Conservatives) are blue, and de facto Democrats (Liberals) are red. It's always confused me.<br /><br />Not that anything REALLY sets them apart in Canada beyond the color. You can vote "fairly right wing" or "sort of right wing" or for a party that won't win. Quite the choice.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-57243972648006303282014-11-03T11:01:17.231-04:002014-11-03T11:01:17.231-04:00Actually, until the 2000 election, *blue* was the ...Actually, until the 2000 election, *blue* was the Republican color and red was used by Democrats... CNN's coverage of the election flipped the tradition on its head in a fascinating way.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491386537225283381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-81968152787524098582014-11-03T06:45:33.812-04:002014-11-03T06:45:33.812-04:00"I mean, who WOULDN'T vote for America no..."I mean, who WOULDN'T vote for America no matter the ticket, right?"<br /><br />Well, if he was up against the Allosaurus from Irregular Webcomic...Toby'chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298458468488781568noreply@blogger.com