Dallas Skyline Appears to Turn Blue Ahead of Midterms
Summary
Several prominent Dallas buildings were illuminated Monday for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s annual “Light the World in Teal” campaign. Some photos made the lights look blue, prompting social media users to connect them to Tuesday’s Texas Senate election, but the foundation said participating sites used teal or the closest color their lighting systems could produce.Key Facts
- The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America said more than 1,780 sites worldwide took part in the campaign.
- Reunion Tower, Bank of America Plaza and Omni Dallas Hotel were among the Dallas buildings lit for the campaign.
- A foundation spokesperson said some sites could not display teal and instead used the closest color available in their lighting systems, gels or filters.
- Some social media users described the Dallas skyline as blue and linked it to the election; others joked about the apparent color.
- Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico were competing for a Texas Senate seat in the election described in the article.
- An AtlasIntel poll conducted October 28 to November 1 gave Talarico 51.3 percent support and Paxton 45.4 percent among likely voters; its margin of error was two percentage points.
- A New York Times/Siena College poll conducted October 27 to November 1 showed Talarico at 50 percent and Paxton at 43 percent, with a 3.4-point margin of error.
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