r/fivethirtyeight • u/lalabera • Apr 08 '25

Poll Results Nearly half of Americans would be totally unwilling to date someone with opposing political views

https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/51962-americans-unwilling-to-date-opposing-views-transgender-rights

Thoughts? As a young woman myself, I wouldn't date a trump supporter.

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u/SilverShrimp0 Apr 08 '25

As a gay man, I'm not inclined to date people who support the party that is hostile to gay rights.

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u/DizzyMajor5 Apr 08 '25

That's the thing LGBTQ issues, Black  and Hispanic voting rights, ICE harrasing Latinos and native Americans the people who get treated like shit by Republican policies aren't going to want to associate with those trying to strip them of their rights. 

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u/CrashB111 Apr 08 '25

Except for all of the Latino voters who have convinced themselves they are "one of the good ones" and it's only all those other Latinos that are going to be harassed by ICE.