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In the Islamic world, black flags (often with a white shahadah) are sometimes used by jihadist groups. Black was the colour of the Abbasid caliphate. It is also commonly used by Shia Muslims, as it is also associated with mourning the death of Husayn ibn Ali. [12] It is now known as the flag colour of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
NBC continued its color scheme (blue for Republicans) until 1996. [1] NBC newsman David Brinkley referred to the 1980 election map outcome showing Republican Ronald Reagan's 44-state landslide in blue as resembling a "suburban swimming pool". [16] Since the 1984 election, CBS has used the opposite scheme: blue for Democrats, red for Republicans.
Never use both "very extreme" colors on the same county map, as they are nearly indistinguishable. They should only be used to indicate areas of nearly-unanimous support for landslide results. Consider using them for precinct maps, if every "very extreme" precinct's result can be easily inferred from the less extreme precincts surrounding it.
The most Democratic vehicle in America is the Toyota Prius. And eight of the 10 bluest vehicles are foreign-made. If you like Biden, you probably get your oil changed at a VW dealership.
American electoral politics have been dominated by successive pairs of major political parties since shortly after the founding of the republic of the United States. Since the 1850s, the two largest political parties have been the Democratic Party and the Republican Party—which together have won every United States presidential election since 1852 and controlled the United States Congress ...
Democrats’ front-runner and hopeful successor to Cooper, Stein gained name recognition in North Carolina as the state’s attorney general since 2017 and a state senator before that.
The MAGA movement has shown a willingness to challenge or ignore established democratic norms and institutions, from attacking the media as "the enemy of the people" to promoting falsehoods about ...
Flag of Ba'athist Syria – Assadism, Neo-Ba'athism, pro-Syrian Ba'ath movement; Flag of the Arab Revolt – Pan-Arabism, Arab nationalism; Flag of the Soviet Union – Communism, Soviet patriotism, Nostalgia for the Soviet Union, Marxism–Leninism, Communist chic, Neo-Sovietism, Support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shock value