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In America's battle-scarred political landscape, there is only one thing on which Republicans and Democrats agree: that the country has never been so divided. Even the world of dating has become polarised, as thousands of lovelorn Americans flock to websites exclusively for one party or the other. No one is buying the notion that opposites attract . Out go typical first-date questions such as 'what's your job' and 'are you looking for a serious relationship?'. In come chat-up lines like 'what's your stance on abortion?' or 'how do you feel about the Bush tax cuts?'. In short, ideological compatibility is...

Ever go out with someone only to realize your date's a hybrid car-driving environmental activist, when your philosophy is, hey, you only live once? Or the other way around? Such polarizing issues are the force behind RepublicanSingles.com, DemocraticSingles.com and SingleRepublican.com, new Web sites that aim to narrow down the online dating minefield to people who share common political views. "With the war, people are getting more politically minded, especially in an election year," said Tony Sandoval (search), CEO of California-based Terra9 Singles, the company behind RepublicanSingles.com and DemocraticSingles.com. “A significant number of people know they want to find a Democrat...