Even though they love to call Democrats and progressives “snowflakes,” it turns out that Republicans, conservatives, and right-wingers are the ones who seem to have a conniption fit whenever they find out how much they’re despised by the majority of Americans.
Such is the case with a new report from Axios which shows a that survey conducted of 850 college students nationwide asking how much they dislike people of the opposite political party did not come out in favor of those on the right hand side of the political spectrum.
Nearly a quarter of college students wouldn’t be friends with someone who voted for the other presidential candidate — with Democrats far more likely to dismiss people than Republicans — according to new Generation Lab/Axios polling.
By the numbers: 5% of Republicans said they wouldn’t be friends with someone from the opposite party, compared to 37% of Democrats.
- 71% of Democrats wouldn’t go on a date with someone with opposing views, versus 31% of Republicans.
- 30% of Democrats — and 7% of Republicans — wouldn’t work for someone who voted differently from them.
It probably won’t surprise you to learn that the numbers have gone up dramatically for Democrats since Donald Trump came onto the political scene:
Democrats argue that modern GOP positions, spearheaded by former President Trump — are far outside of the mainstream and polite conversation.
- Some have expressed unyielding positions on matters of identity — including abortion, LGBTQ rights and immigration — where they argue human rights, and not just policy differences, are at stake.
And women are more likely than men to hold such a stance regarding those of another political persuasion, the poll also found:
- 41% of women would go on a date with someone who voted for the opposing candidate, compared to 67% of men.
- 76% of women would work for someone who voted for the other candidate, vs. 86% of men.
- Just 68% of women — compared to 84% of men — would shop at or support the business of someone of the other party.
As you’d expect, right-wingers immediately took to social media to whine about the Axios report. Take a look: