Exactly. RED is for LEFT wing all the way to Socialist and Communist parties. Always has been. EX: China: Their flag is Red and even their troops are called the Red Guard. An old song in communist countries was "Keep the Red Flag Flying High".
And BLUE has always since time began been referred to Conservatives. EX:True Blue Conservatives. Either that reporter is very stupid or very political and trying to change the perception of the parties for political reasons. Color has a dramatic effect on people and their choices, so it is very important to have that set straight. Don't know how he and the press ever turned that one around with such a long world wide history of Blue and Red in political colors. Obviously a lot of people are not paying attention to this deceptive practice.