What is the red mirage or blue shift—and why could it be so important in the 2024 election?

In the past, early voting has created a so-called red mirage or blue shift on election night. Here’s why things might be different in the 2024 election.

Election night has a language all its own, as terms like “dangling chads” and “purple state” don’t tend to come up too often in odd-numbered years. But as election night 2024 draws near, you’ll likely be regularly hearing two newer pieces of jargon: red mirage and blue shift.