787 - Why We Associate Political Parties with the Colors Red and Blue

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Nick and Hannah explain "red" and "blue," the origin of "POTUS," why the Declaration of Independence is the greatest break-up letter ever written, and more. Read the transcript: The Interview Use the hashtag #WhereIListen and tag me to show me where you listen to the Grammar Girl podcast. Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Grammar Pop iOS game. Peeve Wars card game. Grammar Girl books. HOST: Mignon Fogarty VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe http://twitter.com/grammargirl http://facebook.com/grammargirl http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl

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0:00.0	I'm a young folk who do not have a lot of time to talk about history, history, and
0:10.0	cool stuff.
0:11.0	Today, I have a show about some fascinating words related to politics and government in
0:15.4	the United States, like why we refer to our political parties as red and blue, why we
0:20.9	call the president, POTUS, and more.
0:23.4	I hope you enjoy it.
0:27.7	Mike Capedice and Hannah McCarthy from the Civics 101 show on New Hampshire Public Radio
0:32.9	are with me today.
0:33.9	They are now doing a four episode series called The User's Guide to Democracy that will
0:39.0	appear on the unknown history podcast feed from my network, quickandirtytips.com.
0:44.0	And they have some interesting stories about government and political words to tell us
0:48.6	today.
0:49.6	Hi, Hannah, and Nick, thanks for being here.
0:52.1	Thank you for having us, we're thrilled to be here.
0:54.4	An utter delight, Mignon.
0:55.4	Lovely to meet you as well.
0:56.7	You bet we are so excited about your series for us.
1:00.2	And you definitely hooked me with the idea of explaining why the colors, red, and blue
1:05.8	are tied to our two different political parties in the United States.
1:09.4	So what's that story to get us started?
1:11.9	It is a super duper new phenomenon.
1:14.9	The idea of red and blue being sort of how we define ourselves in the two parties.
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