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Poll: college-educated women end friendships over politics.
Instapundit ^ | 05/13/2025 | Ed Driscoll

Posted on 05/13/2025 8:12:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

I NEED A SURVEY TO TELL ME THIS? Poll: college-educated women end friendships over politics.

If you wanted to drill down to the biggest dividing factor here, it’s the portion of the coalition made up of college-educated women – a cohort that now dominates the politics of the Democratic coalition. In their circles, they say differences of political opinion have led to broken friendships with friends and neighbors at a more than 40-point rate – 67 percent to 24 percent.

One factor here could be an underlying belief that your friends and neighbors are just flat-out racists over their political opinions. Of Kamala Harris voters, Cygnal’s poll found that 62 percent say race relations have gotten worse in the past five years (since the summer of George Floyd), while 55 percent of Trump voters say race relations have improved or stayed the same. And again, the same cohort shows up to double-down on that belief: fully 75 percent of white female Democrats with a college-degree say race relations have gotten worse since 2020 – compared to just 41 percent of black men.

It’s the allyship that matters most, you see – not friendship.

Just as a reminder of how ephemeral most tribal political battles are, the late Charles Krauthammer wrote:

To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil.

That was back in 2002, when the then-Hitlers on the left were George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Both of whom the Harris campaign eagerly sought endorsements from last year.



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KEYWORDS: female; friendships; politics; women
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To: Lurker

““Women don’t have friendships. They have competitors and targets.””

Liberal women are transactional too emotional. Conservative women understand long term relationships.


61 posted on 05/14/2025 6:00:51 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Alberta for 51st State!)
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To: GingisK
> You made me think of this: Johnny Cash, political incompatibility

Exactly! :-)

62 posted on 05/14/2025 6:19:47 AM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

so true


63 posted on 05/14/2025 6:26:17 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Romance is a nice term for unrelated sexual relationship.


64 posted on 05/14/2025 7:10:03 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Lurker

Oh, just stop. 😆


65 posted on 05/14/2025 7:13:43 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

If you have a “D” after your name you are the enemy. Rush Limbaugh

I view all Democrat voters as the enemy. Why would I want to waste time hanging around with them? They are responsible for the misery we’ve endured in this country for years. The second I hear that libtard drivel coming from someone’s mouth I’m done.


66 posted on 05/14/2025 7:21:16 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Romance is a nice term for unrelated sexual relationship.

Sure my single days, I never let politics stand in the way of those kind of "romantic" relationships.

67 posted on 05/14/2025 7:40:49 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

And wonder why they can’t find a good man...


68 posted on 05/14/2025 8:21:44 AM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

“Sexual” also means, the goal. Not that it’s happening. In normal senses, between a male and female. Today in insane world, that can easily mean all kinds of homo/trannie stuff, but I’m talking about normal.

Not intended to mean we’re screwing immorally. Just that the attraction ultimately is sexual.


69 posted on 05/14/2025 10:16:11 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: FreedomPoster

You got it! I think Reagan got it from Twain.


70 posted on 05/14/2025 10:16:39 AM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe)
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To: Theophilus

That’s just a classic Reagan speech moment, everyone should have it at hand.


71 posted on 05/14/2025 11:21:38 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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