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    84 / 88 POTUS elections: Red States vs Blue States

    Does anyone remember what states were actually "RED" or "BLUE" in the 1984 & 1988 US Presidential election?
    Anyone remember WHY & when they were switched?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hythos View Post
    Does anyone remember what states were actually "RED" or "BLUE" in the 1984 & 1988 US Presidential election?
    Anyone remember WHY & when they were switched?
    Have you tried googling it?
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    Before 2000, the colors were pretty arbitrary as far as I remember. They often switched from election to election. Only from 2000 on has it remained standard.

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    Because GIF's and JPG's didn't exist in '84 and were barely used in '88, almost anything that's found on-line is a reproduction of today's terms... therefore, most graphics will show '84 and '88 as being Red for GOP and Blue for Demo's.
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