What colors should the 2016 candidates be on the forum maps?

[Mr. Morden]

I would prefer going to the commonly recognized scheme: Red, for Republican; Blue, for Democratic.

For primaries/caucuses, I would go with variations on those two hues.

What?  You want different hues of red and blue for the primaries?  No, there should be contrasting colors for the different candidates in the primaries.  Otherwise, how do you signify the %age victory margins with different shadings?

[Mr. Morden]

I would prefer going to the commonly recognized scheme: Red, for Republican; Blue, for Democratic.

For primaries/caucuses, I would go with variations on those two hues.

What?  You want different hues of red and blue for the primaries?  No, there should be contrasting colors for the different candidates in the primaries.  Otherwise, how do you signify the %age victory margins with different shadings?

Variations.

If there are numerous that make it difficult to manage, then incorporate tertiaries.

Red Orange—Excessive numbers of Republicans

Blue Green—Excessive numbers of Democrats

Otherwise, stick with the two commonly recognized hues ... and vary their shadings.

That seems silly to me.  Why be bound by the media's absurd color scheme for primaries?  Especially if you want to do shadings, to indicate margin of victory.  You should use contrasting colors, to make the maps easier to read.