Have you ever had to come out as a Democrat to someone who you were developing a close friendship?

[tabbycat31]

33. At this point in my life all of my close friends I know from political events

I've worked on Democratic campaigns for the last 4 years and that's where I meet most new people is at various Democratic events. However, I was not always political (I woke up in 2004). At that time, I had a friend who's dad was a complete Fox News parrot and very controlling of everyone around him politically. When they moved, he flipped a lid when he found out my friend registered as an independent instead of Republican. (when he first met me, the first two questions he asked me were politics and religion--- hardly appropriate for the first time you meet your daughter's friend). She ended up turning on me and was forever calling me too liberal.

Now in the day and age of Facebook, a lot of old friends have regained touch with me and I'm ashamed at what my best friend from college has become (we have not seen each other since and our relationship is now just facebook friends). I lost touch wtih her as soon as she started dating her then boyfriend (now husband) and he told me that she was not allowed to talk to me. I'm surprised they don't have one of those creepy joint facebook accounts, but the stuff she posts (and he's the only one who comments) are RW propoganda. I've sat on my fingers.