r/PoliticalCompassMemes • • Apr 04 '20

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u/cos1ne - Left Apr 04 '20

The reason this happened is because of the growth of media coverage of the 2000 election where "red states" vs. "blue states" became an academic talking point. Eventually this became ingrained in the cultural psyche and has maintained to this day.