US members: Would you date a Republican in a long term relationship?

No. I wouldn't be friends with them, either. Same goes for any Obama supporter. I will not associate with those who support the people about to destroy the entire global economic system.

 

You did not just go there.

I guess that if liberal commentator James Carville and Republican strategist Mary Matalin can make their marriage work, I guess we could.

On a serious note, if that did happen, there would have to be a prenuptial agreement that we will never, ever, EVER, EVER talk politics.

 

Oh, yes I did. The Republicans refuse to let anything happen if everything doesn't go their way, and Obama doesn't have the leadership skill to deal with them, and only recently found the courage to stand up for his beliefs. Neither should be in any sort of governing role.

 

I know, and I agree with you, but with all the tension the politics have created on this forum, I found that question to be a bit, well, what's the word for trying to stir the pot, so to speak?

 

Only if he didn't give a care about politics. Also, I'm extremely opinionated and almost never to speak my mind so it wouldn't last so long.

 

Considering I am a registered Republican and lean slightly Republican, of course.

 

If he kept his mouth shut about politics, yes. I was close friends with a conservative republican and it got to the point that I wanted to choke him for his backwards opinions.

You know the whole "Gay people are going to take away the right for me to walk down the sidewalk holding my girlfriend's hand" shit.

 

I'm pretty much bi-politic, it's pretty complicated when it comes to explaining that, so I wouldn't mind either.

 

I'm a recovering republican and still hold many conservative views. It wouldn't be a problem for me to date a republican. However, if they were hard-headed about certain issues it could be a problem.

 

ditto, so I wouldn't care.

 

+1 THANK YOU!!!!! June

 

Maybe, but he'd have to be socially liberally. I'm a staunch feminist, pro-choice, social justice advocate, etc., so I could absolutely not make it work with someone who's socially conservative. I've cut a good number of people out of my life for exactly that reason. So someone who's fiscally conservative but socially liberal, that might work out. I doubt it, but it might.

That said, I do take issue with the fact that this poll was written under the assumption that everyone answering would be liberal, as none of the choices are written from the perspective of a Republican.

 

I'm a foreigner, but I'm going to chip in. Even in my country, I wouldn't date a Liberal/National (they're the conservatives, but not nearly as bad as yours in America), but to date a Republican would basically be going against all common sense. Economically insane for the most part, socially backward (upper-class straight white men only attitude), and anyone who votes for them is either a) of so much wealth that I'd be turned off, or b) indoctrinated/stupid enough to vote against their own interests.

 

Because I do generally hold fiscally conservative ideals, this would be no problem for me. It would then be a safe guess that if they were gay that they wouldn't be a steaming social conservative (and if they were, I would get along just fine with that).

 

Provided they would never talk about politics in front of me (and I would do the same), then yes.

Otherwise, political debate never really ends well.

I feel like this thread would be better as "Would you date someone of a different political view?"

 

Just wondering you said feminist then pro-lifer. Was that just a typo? They don't seem to go together to me so that's why I'm confused, but if you are I'm sure you have your reasons and I won't judge.