The thing that irritates me the most about american politics...

why are republicans red and democrats blue... red is the classic color of the political left...

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It didn't become a thing until the early 2000s. Before there was no standard assignment for red and blue on political maps. Depending on the day and media outlet blue and red was used for either one. Sometimes even yellow wes used.