Posted on 10/29/2004 5:07:10 PM PDT by ambrose
Bush singles more open to dating opposites than Kerry supporters
By Erin Smith/ Staff Writer
Friday, October 29, 2004
As President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry ready for an Election Day showdown in their race for the White House, one Brighton business owner has come to a startling conclusion: Bush backers are actually more liberal than Kerry supporters - if only while out prowling the singles scene.
In a recent poll by LunchDates, a Brighton-based personalized dating service, found that the majority of its Democrat members prefer to date only Democrats, while Republican singles said the political affiliation of their significant other is unimportant.
Seventy percent of Bush backers, age 25 to over 40, told LunchDates the political affiliation of a prospective date is unimportant, but Kerry supporters may be pickier daters. Twelve percent of Kerry supporters declared shared political views were "very important" to a relationship versus only 1 percent of Bush backers.
"Bush men seem to be more into women's looks and other interests," said LunchDates founder Steve Penner.
Forty-two percent of Kerry singles and 29 percent of Bush backers also claimed political similarities were "somewhat" important.
Kerry men were the most politically discriminating, with 60 percent noting common political ground was somewhat or very important.
Although Penner admits the poll is scientifically inaccurate, he said it is important to examine whether shared political beliefs is a trait Boston-area singles look for in potential spouses.
Penner, who has been tracking political preferences at LunchDates since the 1988 presidential election, said the political sentiments of singles have changed over the years.
During the Reagan years, singles tended to readily identify themselves as liberals or conservatives, but in the 1990s, many singles responded that they did not think about politics often, Penner said.
Democrat singles' interests in dating within their own political arenas is continuing to rise in the new millennium, according to LunchDates polls. In the 2000 election, 55 percent of Gore, compared with 46 percent of Kerry supporters in 2004, said political affiliation was not important dating criteria.
Republican singles, on the other hand, are becoming less interested in politics in the singles scene. Republican single who believed shared political beliefs to be unimportant jumped 18 percent from 2000 to 2004, said Penner.
Although Republican singles appear to be less discriminating daters when it comes to politics, it does not indicate a general disinterest in politics. In fact, the opposite is true as there are fewer ambiguous and waffling single voters in 2004, said Penner.
Penner documented that 21 percent of LunchDates singles were still undecided two weeks before the 2000 elections, but this year, only 13 percent were undecided five weeks before the Nov. 2 election.
Although politics is not the only focus of the dating service, a LunchDates' standard entrance interview asks singles how important politics is to them in a relationship.
"We don't ever want to match up a right-winged conservative with a more progressive left-leaning liberal because they're certainly not going to get along," said Penner.
LunchDates, Boston's oldest personalized dating service, surveyed 200 men and 200 women through interviews with match counselors from Sept. 21 to 28.
Guys, how many women do you know that are really in tune with current events???? Politics? That watch the news? Any?
Most of them "listen to music", and that's pretty much it. They LOVE music. Kinda like how much I was "really into music"........when I was 17 years old. But for typical American females, they are always "into music."
If you take a female on a date, the topic of conversation is about as banal as a typical sitcom plot.
Liberal, Conservative..........whatever. Chicks have a vagina, and that's what guys want. Men don't hear a thing a girl says until after maybe the 4th or 10th date, if ever.
It's the truth folks, deal with it.
I'm quite certain that I'll get flamed for this, I'm used to it. Just my opinion from years of experience, of course.
Well, I resemble that remark! ;-)
Actually, I won't consider a long term relationship with a liberal woman. For me, I'll accept anything from a sincere moderate to a strong conservative, or someone who isn't very political at all.
Truth is, there is only so much I will invest in a relationship with a woman who has a difficult time with such aracane concepts as 'is' and 'alone.' Haha!
For casual dating or a brief fling, politics isn't an issue for me and I like to use these women as political punching bags for my amusement, I confess. Then, I ditch them.
Probably the biggest reason most folks don't vote Republican, everybody thinks we're just a bunch of wild-eyed Bible-beaters.
As have I, as have I. :) hahahahha
So, were you, or were you not, a virgin on your wedding night?
Well?
Look........ people, you, me........everybody, gets laid. That's the way it is. That's the way it's always been. Sorry to inform you.
Quote scripture all you like, people have sex. That's just the way it is.
As a former (long ago) liberal, I'll ditto that.
They are out there, and they are not all liberals or fat. I dated a very attractive woman who was an open-minded liberal. Believe it or not, she was attracted to me because of my interest in politics and the fact that I am right-leaning . I also went out on a few dates with a cute conservative woman that was into history almost as much as I am. You just have to know where to find them.
Most of them "listen to music", and that's pretty much it. They LOVE music. Kinda like how much I was "really into music"........when I was 17 years old. But for typical American females, they are always "into music."
So true, and so sad. For every woman that is politically knowledgeable, there are 1000 who define themselves by whatever musical niche market they fall under. But I am sure there are plenty of guys just as shallow, though you might have to replace music with sports in some cases.
If you take a female on a date, the topic of conversation is about as banal as a typical sitcom plot. Liberal, Conservative..........whatever. Chicks have a vagina, and that's what guys want. Men don't hear a thing a girl says until after maybe the 4th or 10th date, if ever. It's the truth folks, deal with it.
You just have to choose the right kind of girls, and modify your standards beyond "She's hot, I'd do her." Likewise, not every guy is an oblivious sex fiend. Some of us are interested in what a woman says along with her body. After all, you got to have something to do while you are waiting for her to get drunk and ask you to come back home with her. J/K.
I'm quite certain that I'll get flamed for this, I'm used to it. Just my opinion from years of experience, of course.
There's some truth to it, and I agree with much of it, but I haven't quite lost hope yet.
It's very important for Dems not to allow other points of view into their lives, lest they be proven wrong.
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