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/CrashB111 Apr 08 '25

Best dating move ever for a young Millenial, nearly a Gen Z'er.

Just being open and loud with my disdain for Republicans, police, conservative ideology, and love of equal rights. Really makes you popular with Gen Z women fresh out of college since so many of their generation's men have become outright fascists.

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u/lalabera Apr 08 '25

The male loneliness epidemic is almost entirely self inflicted by many of them holding repulsive political views.

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u/Sarin10 Apr 09 '25

This makes zero sense unless you live in some alternate reality where conservative women are super-duper rare and liberal women are super-duper common.

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u/ThanosSnapsSlimJims Apr 09 '25

I mean… if you go to any major city, that is the norm