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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's been studies over this, OP. Democrats are considerably more likely to ditch family and friends over politics than Independents and Republicans. [/quote]
Do you have a citation for this?[/quote]
DP. Of course not. PPP, pulled that  lie out of the deepest crevices of her buttocks. [/quote]

DP
It is true that Democrats are more likely to ditch family and friends.  Severals studies/polls bear that out....

Dreier Roundtable (June 2021): This study found that Democrats were twice as likely as Republicans to report ending a friendship over politics (20% vs. 10%). Liberal women were the most likely group, with 33% reporting that they had ended a friendship because of a political disagreement.

Skeptic Research (May 2025): A report noted that approximately one in five people would end a friendship or relationship with a family member over politics. Gen Z and Millennials were the most likely to say they would sever ties, and liberals were more likely to do so than other political groups.

Yahoo News/YouGov Poll (September 2024): 28% of Americans found it stressful to spend time with friends or family who hold different political views. Democrats and Kamala Harris voters were more likely to report feeling stressed than Republicans and Donald Trump voters.

Reuters/Ipsos Poll (August 2025): A poll of nearly 4,500 U.S. adults found that 27% of Democrats felt the 2024 presidential election damaged their friendships, compared with 10% of Republicans.

Nineteen percent of registered voters said recent disagreements with family or friends over political issues have hurt their relationship, according to a new Siena College-The New York Times poll.
Independents and Democrats were more likely to say so — at 21 percent and 20 percent, respectively — compared to just 14 percent of Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3694103-almost-1-in-5-say-politics-has-hurt-friendships-family-relationships-poll/

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I think it's because MAGA policies marginalize people, whereas Dem policies try to bring in the marginalized.

MAGA hate DEI, after all.[/quote]

I think it’s because Dems are a lot less tolerant of differing ideas than they claim to be. [/quote]

If you want to take away my rights, my livelihood, my freedoms, I don’t want to be friends with you. IDK why that has to be stated over and over again. [/quote]

Go look at Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign ads on Youtube. [/quote]

Which one?

Here's a pretty bland center-right ad about moving people off welfare, on a foundation  of social programs (not kicking people off welfare)

It's a good example of policy differences (what are the mechanics of "good" welfare) and suspicion of what devil is in the details, vs the classic Republic "welfare queens!" and modern Republican / MAGA "They're eating the dogs!"

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V-7IdSskYm8[/youtube][/quote]

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