Party poopers: Less than 10% of American friendships cross political lines By
Politics,Political Polarization,Republican Party,Democratic Party
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Only a tiny portion of friendships in the US are between a Democrat and a Republican, an eye-opening new study found.
Researchers at Wellesley College looked at 971 adult friend pairs and found that most Americans are not willing to agree to disagree.
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