During the 2000 U.S. presidential election, journalist Tim Russert devised the method of dividing the country into "red states" (primarily Republican) and "blue states"(primarily Democrat), which represents differences in the states' _________________.

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The terms "red states" and "blue states" were popularized to represent the political orientation of the states, with "red" indicating a tendency to vote for Republican candidates and "blue" indicating a tendency to vote for Democratic candidates.