Among Republicans, 82% say they have a close friend who is a member of the other party, compared with 64% of Democrats, according to the NBC News poll.
Despite a polarized, partisan political environment, most voters who consider themselves a member of a party say they have a close friend on the other side of the aisle, according to the latest national NBC News poll.
Self-identified moderate Republicans (87%) were 8 points more likely to say they have a close Democratic friend than conservative Republicans (79%). By the same token, moderate Democrats (78%) were 21 points more likely to say they have a close friend who is a Republican than liberal Democrats (57%).
Among voters categorized as “core” GOP supporters, 77% have a close Democratic friend, while 90% of “soft” Republican voters do. There was a similar gap between “core” Democratic voters, at 57%, and “soft” Democrats, at 73%, when it comes to having a close Republican friend.
Theyre lying.
Some of them could be hiding their opinions and saying “I just don’t like to get into politics”.
That’s what conservatives do. They are venal, disingenuous, self-absorbed, hateful little people.
Do I look like I give a shit? I’m not trying to make friends with republicans.
Just like when racists totally have a black friend, right?
If I find out that a friend votes Republican, I find out we ain’t friends. They’re just somebody I thought I knew.
Consequence of being friendly is that a lot more shitty people will consider you their friend than the other way around
The takeaway here is that Republicans are generally confused, lonely, unprincipled and two-faced.
It’s not a “difference of opinion” when your party think I should be put in a concentration camp even if you know I’m “one of the good ones.” You’re all the bad ones, and I know it.
Very well stated, thank you.
Narcissists often think that people who tolerate their presence all want to be friends with them
“I’m not racist I have a black friend” energy
Pointed that out in my comment too. Republicans probably think theyre friends with Democrats who are “one of the good ones.” Dems are smart enough to know Republicans are all bad
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Exactly, thank you.
Interpretation: Republicans more likely to be unaware that people they consider friends actually hate them.
That’s because people who aren’t MAGA don’t consider MAGA people friends any longer. We drew the line in the sand long ago…
so just like abusive husbands who think the marriage is amazing
Right, because the Democratic Party is considered more honorable than the assholes in the Confederate Party. Who wants to aspire to be friends with Confederates?
They’re more comfortable with lying.
What they are thinking of, is they used to have a good friend in the other party. They just didn’t get the note that, that friend stopped considering them as a friend.
Yeah, or that. I certainly jettisoned several people over their political affiliation over the last few years.
I have family with problematic views, but I wouldn’t call them friends.
