According to psychologists Conor Seyle and Matthew Newman, the "red states and blue states" have become a national shorthand for dividing Americans into opposing camps with
A) reds being upper class and the blues being middle class.
B) reds being conservative and the blues being liberal.
C) reds being urban and the blues being rural.
D) reds being nonreligious and the blues being religious.

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"Red" and "blue" have become commonly used nicknames for the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively. Therefore, red states are typically those where the majority of the population votes for Republican candidates, while blue states are those where Democratic candidates win more votes. Political affiliation is strongly correlated with ideological beliefs, and the majority of Republicans are conservative while the majority of Democrats are liberal. Therefore, choice B is the best option.

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