How many of your friends support Trump?

[wambam]

Friends? Zero

Family? Pre January 6, my parents both voted for him twice. They are both voting Harris this election.

[pumpkincat]

My ex-husband/father of my children. He told them it would be "funny" to put a Trump/MAGA bumper sticker on the 16yo's car that parks in my driveway half the time because he knew it would drive me nuts.

Thankfully my TWELVE YEAR OLD is more mature than him and told him that was mean and not to do it.

Usually we co-parent fine. I was not amused.
Honestly November 2016 was yet another 'beginning of the end of our marriage' when I found out who he voted for. No longer sustainable relationship.

[fivechickens]

My close friends that I hang out with? None

My dad (he has a lot of the same qualities as Trump) but I haven’t spoke to him in years. My brother. Some cousins I hardly speak. My family is evenly split, aside from my brother (and I barely speak to him), I keep in touch with the ones who hate Trump.

My SIL is a Trumper and Qanon freak. BIL/her husband is a Trumper by default but doesn’t fall into the Qanon bullshit. Not sure about other BIL. MIL HATES Trump.

I work with 4 other women and, I know, two of them are hard core Trumpers. One of them was talking about how there is a Trump parade in her sub for Halloween and other coworker said ‘oh I want to move there’. The other 2, I am not sure but suspect will vote for Trump.

[EvieEthelGarland]

I just learned I have one. My sister's bestie, who I like and socialize with as well, voted for the first time in years and it was for Trump. Her new husband likes him and he persuaded her. She's in CA.

On the other hand, my Cuban boomer boss volunteered today that she is a republican but she could not bring herself to vote for him. And she voted yes on legalizing weed. She didn't seem too sure of that one and asked me how it had played out in WA. She's in FL.

Both of these revelations are shocking to me.

[DotAndBuzz]

They haven't said anything, but I have a feeling one family I'd call neighborhood friends does. They're SUPER staunch Catholics, and the abortion issue is their one and only single issue. When we're with other neighborhood friends (wine night, sitting around a fire, etc) every other person there has no issue clearly standing for Harris and/or against Trump. We live in a really liberal area, and people aren't shy about sharing their opinions. But this couple just kind of hangs back when the discussion goes in that direction, or when we start talking about how awful he is. The wife may laugh, so I think she agrees he sucks, but I don't know how they'll vote when push comes to shove.

It is too bad, because when we talk about other issues, we seem to be in line (the wife, in particular - I never cared much for the husband), but the Catholic thing is their "thing."

[RoxMonster]

In terms of actual close friends I choose to spend time with, zero.

Co-workers, extended family? Several

[lostrn]

Friends and acquaintances I currently hang out with? None that I know of.
One girl I've been friends with since the 1st grade, we talk nearly daily on Facebook messenger but she lives multiple states away now so we don't see each other, her I think maybe might vote for him. She's definitely overall more conservative than me on most topics, I know she doesn't like him on a personal level but I don't know how far that goes towards her voting.

I have quite a number of former coworkers and former friends who support him. Some of them you could call low information voters or Fox news addict types but a few of them are relatively intelligent and thoughtful. I don't understand. I've tried talking to some of them but its fairly hopeless. Just round and round we go and they argue everything. Everything! I posted something about the price of lower gas prices 4 years ago was COVID and two of them literally argued with me that gas prices weren't low during 2020 and the first half of 2021. Seriously you are going to argue that??

I'm not 100% sure about many of my family members. I know my dad wouldn't vote for him under any circumstance. I have a very outspoken cousin that is absolutely not voting for him. But the rest of them...idk. Logically I wouldn't think so but I'm not going to swear to it either way.

[macmars45]

None of my friends. Some are less liberal than H and me though.

Coworkers: probably a bunch as I'm in a red city with a church on practically every corner.

Family: At least 2 of my four sisters, my 3 BILs and my ILs. Not my SIL or her grown kids though, thankfully.

[mrspez07]

Friends? No one vocal about it, but probably 1-2. Family? 3-7 are republican lifers, but know better than to say anything, maybe will vote outside of the party, but not hopeful.
Neighbors? Most on my block, including one who's been flying a flag for 4+ years.

I'm in suburban Denver metro.

[Susie]

Oct 28, 2024 17:05:42 GMT -5 meganew said:

Friends, like people I choose? Zero.

+1

Facebook acquaintances, a handful.

Family members, probably a couple.

ILs, probably a couple.

But no friends or "chosen family."  It's pretty much the perfect shorthand for "dealbreaker."

[beerlover]

Not any of my close friends, no. We have a lot of peripheral friends/acquaintances that will vote for Trump, yes. There's not much else to expect in rural Central PA.

[sonrisa]

None

When you have a trans kid it becomes pretty obvious and self selecting. I avoid them, they avoid me and my kid.

[AJL]

I have friends who are Republican and not one of them supports Trump.

[lo]

My eyes were sure opened during the first Trump election and then big time during Covid for many of my coworkers. Which sucked because I did consider them friends, but since it’s only professional relationships. Someone anonymously left me “,La” pin on my desk today, so I need to find out who that was!

[pixy0stix]

None. Why do I want to be friends with people who don't share my morals? Or who think that some of my other friends are "less than"?

[sakoro]

Actual friends- 0. I do have an acquaintance who is here on a green card (can’t vote) and insists that there is no difference between Trump and Harris. 🤦‍♀️

[leahcar]

Actual IRL friends- maybe 1? I was shocked to discover someone was far, far right of where I thought recently. She has not outright said she’s voting for Trump, but is anti Harris

My neighbors & acquaintances- some. A few coworkers. And the vast, vast majority of my family outside my own home. I live in a TX suburb and grew up in Appalachia. It’s disappointing, but not surprising. I hope some of them eventually see the light.

[chickadee77]

None. Gone. Buh-bye.

No regrets.

[sillygoosegirl]

None that will say it openly. Probably some extended family though. Maybe quite a few, but I wouldn't know.

[basilosaurus]

I would expect many of my college friends with whom I have zero contact except for seeing fb posts. Probably my dad.

Other than that, no one I actually consider a friend. I ditched the only trumper back in 2017, and I was the last of our friend group to do so. We'd previously had some spirited debates, but he was always logical and reasonable. With drumpf all that went out the window.

[ellipses84]

All my close friends are very liberal like me. I lived in TX during the 2016 election and know some acquaintance type friends that later admitted to reluctantly voting for 🍊 or 3rd party and regretted it, and voted for Biden in 2020. Anyone who came out as MAGA is no longer in my acquaintance.

In my current blue state / city / neighborhood there is a spouse of an acquaintance type friend who DH and I cannot stand for other reasons but he is part of a social circle we cannot always avoid. I’ve always suspected he was secretly MAGA but I never got a clear confirmation from either spouse…until this week when he publicly went on a Karen rant and threw in some MAGA catch phrases. I’ll definitely be avoiding him even more now.

[Beeps (WOT?*)]

Oct 28, 2024 15:59:07 GMT -5 sugarbear1 said:

Zero.
I live in the echo-iest of echo chambers.

Well, I don't echo quite as much since we *did* elect a Constitutional Sheriff in 2016-ish up here north of y'all, but we replaced him last time (love her) and we've got a couple Republicans on our County council but they're moderate-ish.

Friends are zero. My friends consist of very actively political Democrats, folks who hold positions in the party and in our local/state government, folks who are active in organizations like No H8, Standing at Planned Parenthood, etc. I'm very selective about who I hang with if I'm not married to them or I didn't birth them.

Acquaintances and people around me, too many for my comfort. Makes me nervous for November 6.

My famiy otoh...birds of another feather. I'm the outlier in a family of "conservatives." My mom and mother-in-law are RABID Trumpers. It's insane. He serves no benefit to them except White Supremacy. His economic policies are crap that don't help them at all (government employees on pensions they wouldn't have had under Republican governance for his folks and my mom is limited income single white lady who wouldn't survive if I didn't send her money each month.) It's absolutely bonkers the blind devotion people have.

[dcn]

Close friends none.

I live on a military base though so I’m sure there are lots even on my street who I interact with.

[shauni27]

friends, none. Even 99% of our families are pretty progressive.

But "friendly acquaintances" there are at least 5 or 6; mostly a cousin who we used to be close with until 2016, and just a few folks we see around town and normally say hi to, things like that.

I clicked 5+ but I think I should have done 0, because I do not consider those that are voting for him friends per say. But I do know irl people voting for him, yes.

[babsbunny]

My one friend likely voted for him in 2016, hates Hillary, and wasn't sure who to vote for back before Biden dropped out. We never talk about politics so I don't know if she's leaning towards him again or away.

[emilyj]

Same as other people - the friends I choose to surround myself with? 0.

I have some family members that are complete MAGAs, and I have cut them off completely. My in-laws are suuuuper conservative, and spew all the normal conservative/Regan talking points. I'm sure some voted for Trump, but they have never said. I have never heard them being openly MAGA.

In 2016 I told my dad I would never speak to him again if he voted Trump.

I have culled out casual friends who are Trump supporters. I refuse to allow room in my life for people who support such abject hate and cruelty against other humans.

[scm1011]

None.
I have several family members who I know will vote for Trump but are quiet about it.

[stuffandthings]

To my knowledge, none. It's definitely *possible* that some of my neighbors are stealth Trumpers (anything's possible!) but they know better than to announce it to the world, especially to me. I live in a super blue area where putting up a Trump sign means teenagers will throw garbage on your lawn, so it's not something people would be honest about, frankly.

My SIL voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020 but my husband believes she is planning to sit out this time. We'll never know for sure but my husband and his sisters are close (they are the only family they have left) and I trust his assessment. She doesn't live near us, though, so I rarely interact with her directly. My husband's aunt and uncle are evangelical conservatives but they were Cruz voters in 2016 (LOL) and don't like Trump because of his "sins."

I think some of my husband's more distant family are probably Trump supporters but I don't know them well enough (or see them, ever) to comment definitively.

No one in my own family, extended or close, would ever vote for Trump.

ETA: I did have one friend who voted Trump in 2016, but almost immediately saw the error of her ways and never did so (or would do so) again, so I don't count her.

[wildrice]

None. But everyone I see in person is a new friend within the last 6 years, and I would never befriend a Trump supporter. The handful of people I'm close enough with to keep in touch with who live in other places are also all liberal. And I dropped everyone in my greater social media network who outwardly or even seemed like they might him all the way back in 2016. I do have some extended family who I believe support him, but they aren't people I see or talk to more than once every few years so I don't really hear about it. Everyone in my family who I have an actual relationship with hates him.

A close friend who visited a few weeks ago did tell me that her BF was likely voting for Trump. I have never met him but I was really shocked - tells how much of a bubble I am living in currently. It sounds like he doesn't even particularly like Trump though.

I also work for an extremely liberal non-profit so I doubt I even have any coworkers who support him! 

[janegold]

No friends.

Some relatives, but thankfully no immediate family.