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2. The colors used to be assigned differently

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 05:25 PM

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The party of the incumbent president (even if they were not running in the current election) was blue. The other party was red.

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A historical story about the origins of Right v Left. [View all] WarGamer Wednesday OP

Interesting EarlG Wednesday #1

The colors used to be assigned differently cojoel Wednesday #2

Right, that's it EarlG Wednesday #3

Thanks all, for the history lesson and factoids. yellow dahlia Wednesday #4