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dkf

(37,305 posts) Thu Sep 27, 2012, 03:08 AM Sep 2012

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Gap Between the Political Parties Grows

Claude Fischer: "A pair of surveys asked Americans a more concrete question: in 1960, whether they would be 'displeased' if their child married someone outside their political party, and, in 2010, would be 'upset' if their child married someone of the other party. In 1960, about 5 percent of Americans expressed a negative reaction to party intermarriage; in 2010, about 40 percent did (Republicans about 50 percent, Democrats about 30 percent)."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/09/26/gap_between_the_political_parties_grows.html

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Gap Between the Political Parties Grows (Original Post) dkf Sep 2012 OP

In the future littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #1

Accommodating yends21012 Sep 2012 #2

No worries pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #3

Well, being constantly accused of trying to turn the country into... JHB Sep 2012 #4

littlemissmartypants

(33,579 posts)

1. In the future

Reply to dkf (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 03:28 AM

Sep 2012

people will only be allowed to marry if they belong to the same political party.

yends21012

(228 posts)

2. Accommodating

Reply to dkf (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 03:41 AM

Sep 2012

Democrats are always more open and more accommodating. GOP claims to have the big tent, but their every action and motive points to the opposite.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. No worries

Reply to dkf (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 03:48 AM

Sep 2012

I'm signing up with Christian Mingle so I know I'll find "God's choice" for me!

Democrats? Republicans? Screw that, baby, I'm going with Faith!1!!

JHB

(38,211 posts)

4. Well, being constantly accused of trying to turn the country into...

Reply to dkf (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 03:52 AM

Sep 2012

...a Stalinist police state does tend to take its toll.

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