i can’t understand it either, my political/ideological views are too big a part of who i am, To be on any sort of intimate terms with someone who had diametrically opposed views, because, face it, they are not just different points on the spectrum, they are rather two different sides of a coin- seems unfathomable to me. I feel for this woman though, because she evolved and he did not. In my case, my husband and i were both liberal democrats and we evolved TOGETHER. What i truly can’t get are the couples like Carville/Matalin because they knew going in they were on opposite sides of the coin.
It sounds to me like the lady simply “outgrew” her husband who isn’t going to change no matter what.
I think the issue is relevant for a lot of people because of all the activism that’s going on right now among conservatives, especially. People who have never gotten involved in politics before are going to tea parties, 9-12 meetings, etc. and showing tremendous passion for politics that many of their spouses aren’t going to share.