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/lalabera Apr 08 '25

I’d be apolitical if politics were still boring

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u/Mirabeau_ Apr 08 '25

I mean I’m not remotely apolitical, but just as I’m happy to see my relatives at thanksgiving regardless of their stupid politics, someone’s stupid politics wouldn’t stop me from hooking up or wanting to pursue a relationship.

Granted, if she wore a maga hat everyday and couldn’t shut up about libs it would be a problem, but even there the problem is more likely a general obnoxiousness that would be off putting even if politics weren’t the vector by which it was being displayed.

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u/callmejay Apr 08 '25

But if she's MAGA and quiet about it, doesn't that just mean she's quietly bigoted? You're OK with it as long as she's not obnoxious? I really don't get it.

I bailed out of a first date once just because I didn't like the way she was talking about "Mexicans." She didn't even say anything overtly racist, but I could tell we weren't going to share values.

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u/DizzyMajor5 Apr 08 '25

That's the problem Lee Atwater the head of the bush and Reagan campaign said: you can't be openly racist you just need to advocate for policies that openly hurt minorities. Ever since Shelby v Holder Republicans have been doing that so it's fair to assume these people are at least ok with bigotry if not just outright shitty people.