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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Nope. We’re tolerant of “differing ideas” sure. We’re intolerant of racism, misogyny, homophobia, insurrection, pedophilia, Christian nationalism, white supremacy, oligarchs, wacko anti-vaxers, etc. [/quote]

Yeah, your actions don’t really back this up, chief. [/quote]

Wrong.  We are all for you living the life you want but you don’t get to impose your beliefs on everyone else. That’s not intolerance, it boundaries. Because everyone else’s beliefs matter too.

Don’t believe in gay marriage? Don’t marry someone of the same sex.

Don’t believe in abortion? Don’t get an abortion.

Want to be a racist prick and have a wildly successful podcast saying outrageous things? You are free to do that, and you can also be sued if your words and actions hurt someone. Because they have rights too. [/quote]

Oh come on. Do not be so blind to the faults of your own side. Lets just pick one issue, misogyny: You people hate women. It always comes out eventually.

The Republicans hate women too, mind you. But you will never convince me that Democrats are against misogyny when it is so deeply ingrained in the party.

Look inwards before you claim any moral superiority, because you don’t have it. [/quote]

Says the woman who refused to vote for a woman—twice! LOL. [/quote]

You are so tiresome. I voted Clinton and then Harris. I still see the absolute vicious misogyny (and racism and homophobia etc) that permeates the Democrats.

Your cult beliefs in the Democrats as perfect gods are what is causing this mess. [/quote]

Did I say that? The pp pointed out that Dems were misogynistic and my response was to remind her that Hillary won the popular vote and millions voted for Harris. It's so tiresome that Dems constantly attack Dems. Why didn't you call her out? I've said on this forum that 25% of Dems are more misogynistic than average voters per a WaPo poll. See the Bernie bros and the Dems who refused to vote for either woman. However, like a pp said, 73% of women in Congress are Dems. What does that tell you?

Stop attacking people for a statement that tells you nothing about who they are. If you think Dems are a cult, you're not paying attention -- no matter who you voted for.[/quote]

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