[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah Absolutely. It's definitely less of a .......way of life? I've said it before but really our 2 main Political parties in Ireland may as well be the same tbh I think for the most part people (and this is probably true of the UK as well) just want to get on with their own lives and worry about their own day to day things

…yeah it is true of the UK also, same party different name is becoming more what we’re living…it feels like a political game of career/income elevation….I personally can’t recall ever asking my OH how he was voting in any election, or he asking me…?…but US is such a huge beast in comparison, I imagine that many different dynamics can be part of it…

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…yeah it is true of the UK also, same party different name is becoming more what we’re living…it feels like a political game of career/income elevation….I personally can’t recall ever asking my OH how he was voting in any election, or he asking me…?…but US is such a huge beast in comparison, I imagine that many different dynamics can be part of it…

We talk about it, sometimes we vote the same, sometimes we don't, it's never an issue though.

[Ammi]

…I guess what I mean as well is that a divorced woman, for instance…?…if previously voted for Republic because that was very much influenced and led by a spouse…post divorce, could then apply a Democrat vote which may be more in line with a woman’s rights to her body etc and a mindset that aligns more with who she is…?..but that wouldn’t necessarily follow either because some political views in some states can be passed down through generations as well and very deeply instilled…US politics and politics that we know is so different in so many ways…

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I guess what I mean as well is that a divorced woman, for instance…?…if previously voted for Republic because that was very much influenced and led by a spouse…post divorce, could then apply a Democrat vote which may be more in line with a woman’s rights to her body etc and a mindset that aligns more with who she is…?..but that wouldn’t necessarily follow either because some political views in some states can be passed down through generations as well and very deeply instilled…US politics and politics that we know is so different in so many ways…

Yeah maybe so, it does seem incredibly polarised and tribal over there

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah maybe so, it does seem incredibly polarised and tribal over there

It definitely comes across that way to me.